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SEPTEMBER 1988

CONTENTS

No, those are not rows of ducks on the raver,
but we do have some good advice this month on
getting your ducks in a row when it comes to
tlatct management. Check out Amiga World \
first "Database Roundup" if you're looking for
the right program — large or small — to help yon
organize your data more efficiently. And be sure
to get in on the lint leg of AmigaWorldi
Summer '88 Treasure Hunt and take your
chance nt the super Grand Prize drawing.

FEATURES

Ducks in a Row= A Roundup of Amiga Databases

fly Guy Wright and Barbara Gefvert ; ■ - • ~

If" managing vour data has been giving vim Tits, we'll help you gel all your ducks in a row
with our compendium of databases for the Amiga. We've got everything from simple file
managers to sophisticated, fully relational data-management systems.

ARTICLES

The Amiga Home Video Companion fly wayiand w. Strickland 40

Learning a few basic video-tilting procedures and video-graphics technic|iies will help you
spice up your home movies with snappy titles and deceptively simple special effects.

The Big Picture B y David t. McCUUan ........ 4*8

Graphics programming in Modula-2 and C can be a great deal easier and more satisfying il
vou know how to use SuperBUMap windows to scroll oversize images. And this tutorial and
sample program listing will show you how.

COLUMNS

Zeitgeist "

Was the mysterious caller who recenllv spoke with the editor really lite infamous Byte Bandit,
creator of a dread new Amiga virus?

BASIC By The Numbers fly Bob Ryan • 20

Bob continues his foray into Amiga Basic animation with some more nifty collision-handling
routines 10 help you keep the balls bouncing in the right direction.

INFO.PHILE fly Bill Catchiiigs and Mark L. Van Name 3D

Our info.phile "mini-series" on the new 1.3 version of AmigaDOS moves on to Episode 2 for
a discussion of the numerous changes to existing CLI commands.

DEPARTMENTS

Repartee "

Reach out . . . ami blast someone.

Notepad '0

Fun and games al CES. . .Fighting back against the Byle Bandit . . Big Video opening. . .
Killer Demo Contest.

HORS D'OEUVRES 12

Keep those tips and techniques coming!

Reviews 14

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WHAT'S NEW? °0

The fall line of Amiga products is out. and while we can't tell whether hemlines are up or
down, we do know that quantity and variety are on the rise.

Help Key 86

I .on keeps fielding those technical questions like Ozzie Smith fields ground balls at short.

Win an Amiga 2000!

Plus a Getaway Weekend for 2. This is it — we're at the third and final part of Amiga WorWs
Summer '88 Treasure Hunt. Your last set of clues is wailing on page 62. If you've missed
one or both of the previous legs, check out (he "Contest Rules" to find out bow to order
back issues.

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ZEITGEIST

Conversation with a virus creator.

Rl It R\l\(. FROM \ meet-
ing last week, I got a message
"■aying thai someone had
called claiming to be the Byte
Bandit. He would call back in
exactly one hour and he
would talk to no one except
me. OK. I gel calls from all
sorts of people. At the top of
the appointed hour, he called
back.

He said that he had seen
something in AmigaWorld
about his virus, and he wanted
to give us a temporary solu-
tion (see Notepad p. 10). It was
a strange conversation for a
number of reasons, and it has
some strange implications. For
one thing, I wasn't sure if this
person really was the Bvte
Bandit, if his solution would
really work, if he would hang
up at any second, or, if he was
the Byte Bandit, would his so-
lution end up doing more
harm than good? I decided
that the more information I
could gel the better, and I
might even learn something of
value about viruses. We started
talking about the reasons be-
hind his creating a virus in the
first place.

What was his thinking"'

He said it was partly for
fun. He said it was partly to
see if he could do it. He said
he can't stand A500 owners.
He said he was angry at Com-
modore for coming out with
the 500 and 2000 because it
was a way for Commodore to
cheat the original Amiga 1000
designers out of royalties.

He said that at first it was a

6 September 1 988

challenge for him to write a vi-
rus that was Install immune,
but admits that it is not really
a very clever piece of code. "It
was never intended to get out.
Il was a mistake really. I wrote
it for myself to see if I could
do it and infected some of my
own disks by accident. A
friend borrowed an infected
disk and it was out. I was
really amazed at how fast it
spread. I had no idea. Plus, I
know people who export stuff
to Europe. . .Oh well."

1 It- doesn't reallv think that
it is a true virus either, be-
cause it has a "trap door" (in
this case, a way around the
"crash," but in classic hacker
parlance, a "trap door" is a
way for the original designers
of a system to bypass any and
ail security).

It would have been nice to
convince him he should use
his skills (and it didn't take
long to determine that he
knew the Amiga inside and
out) creating virus killers or
games or just about anything
other than viruses, but I'm not
an evangelist or a psychologist,
and I'm not vain enough to
tfi ink thai one phone conver-
sation with me is going to
change his thinking. I also got
the impression that he wasn't
going to be sitting at his com-
puter all day working on doz-
ens of new and more devious
viruses. 1 think this was a one-
shot cieal. He likes the Amiga
for what il is (even with its
problems) and hopes that vi-
ruses aren't going to hurt fu-

ture sales of the Amiga.

Now, there isn't any way to
condone this person's actions,
but it is worth noting that per-
haps it was not completely in-
tentional. The creator of ibis
virus may not be an evil vam-
pire, sleeping In day, dream-
ing of ways to terrorize by-
night, but more of a Dr. Fran-
kenstein whose creation gets
out of control and starts ter-
rorizing the local villagers.
Yes, the result is the same. Ei-
ther way, we local villagers get
the short end of the stick. A
lot of people, including many
here ai the AmigaWorld offices,
are all sel to sharpen the
stakes, light the torches and
head out for the castle. I'm
not convinced that (his will do
much good at this point. The
Byle Bandit isu'l the monster,
the virus is. and it has come
out of the lab and into the
streets. We should be draping
garlic on our windows, bolting
the doors, and systematically
destroying the viruses we
encounter,

A curious question occurred
to me white going over all
this. Have the Byle Bandit and
the other virus creators bro-
ken any laws? They don't sell
their viruses. They aren't steal-
ing data. Is it vandalism? Per-
haps it is equivalent to leaving
poisoned candy bars on a park
bench. I'm not sure.

So, what do we do about the
mad scientists out there sew-
ing together new creatures?
The death penalty is a bit ex-
treme, and doing nothing isn't

much of a deterrent either.
Finding the creator of a virus
is difficult, and in most cases,

impossible.

If you are curious about test-
ing your own programming
skills by writing a virus of your
own, how about working on a
virus killer instead. Tougher
challenge, better result.

On the constructive side.
AmigaWorld is going to start
compiling information about
viruses and virus killers. As
soon as we can, we'll publish
an article about virus killers. If
you have beard about a good
virus killer (or have written
one yourself), then let us know
about it. If you have encoun-
tered a new strain of virus,
then let us know about that,
too. All we can do is provide
information. Eventually, we
will try to set up a virus infor-
mation BBS (or something like
it) for the exchange of pro-
grams, ideas, information,
whalcvei . II \ on ii.i\ r ntluT
ideas or suggestions, then let
me know. Send everything to
AmigaWorld Virus Killers, 80
Elm St., Peterborough, NH
03158 (include your name, ad-
dress, and phone number). If
we use your material, your
name will be printed in [be
magazine. Who knows, some-
day you might be mentioned
in the same breath with Pas-
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REPARTEE

Comments, complaints, and concerns
from Amiga World readers.

Wire Warrior

IN RECENT ISSUES of
AmigaWorld, I've been reading
complaints about the difficulty
of telecommunicating [see
Zeitgeist, April '88, p. 6 and
Repartee, June '88, p. 10]. I en-
joy telecommunicating, and I
don't consider myself a hacker
at all!

I use a Mitac 2400111) mo-
dem and Micro Systems Soft-
ware's Online! terminal
program, I currently belong to
CompuServe, PeopleLink, and
various local boards. I use the
boards approximately three
hours a week, and I keep my
telecommunicating bill down
to $20 a month. I was disap-
pointed to see four letters in
June's Repartee complaining
ahum telecommunications,
and none supporting it. Are
all you people out there
spoiled to the point that you
can't handle a little typing (or
thinking)? Arc you the same
people who complain about
using the CLI?

Kenneth J. Howland
Framirtgham, MA

Another Lemon

FRED KUHLMAN'S letter in
your May '88 issue sounded fa-
miliar ["Fat Agnus on the
Loose," Repartee, May '88, p.
10]. I've been trying to get my
500 fixed since Christmas. My
Fat Agnus chip burned out
after six weeks of light use. I
look the little monstrosity to a

repair shop and waited four
months for Commodore to
send a replacement chip. The
shop had ten other Aniigas
hanging around waiting for
the same chip. Ten! After wait-
ing all that time, my replace-
ment chip burned out after
only six or eight hours of use.
The store where I purchased
my Amiga has stopped carry-
ing Commodore equipment
because they can never gel
through to Commodore, or get
any help from them. The shop
where I'm taking it this time
to get it fixed (I hope) i.s plan-
ning on dropping Commo-
dore for the same reasons,

I spent over $1500 on my
Amiga setup. I have much bet-
ter uses for that cash than off-
while plastic sculpture. The
Amiga has turned me right off
home computers, and if I can
unload it and recover some of
my loss, I think I'll stay away
from them all from now on.
If it lakes them months to
come through with another re-
placement chip, or if the new
one bites the dust, or if the
shop decides they can't fix this
turkey, I think it will be lime
to talk to some consumer
groups about Commodore.

John E. Payne
Franklin hikes, Nf

Altered States

IN RESPONSE TO Fred Lit-
tle's attack on Timothy Leary
["Bronx Cheers for Dr. Tim,"
Repartee, July '88, p. 8], it is

the drug laws that are respon-
sible for more deaths than all
drugs combined.

Dr. Leary's work with LSD,
w4ien it was legal, was respon-
sible for reducing the recidi-
vism rate of prisoners in the
Massachusetts penal system by
some 85%. Leary's current po-
sition in advocating altered
states via computer devices
shows a most enlightened ap-
proach. Dr. Ij;ary may just be
entering his "prime"!

May the Peace of the Cosmic
Abide With You. I am

Master of the Unheard of
Brooklyn, NY

Brain Drain in U.S.

REGARDINC Amiga World's
Summer "88 Treasure Hunt, I
suggest that next time you do
a contest, make it a little more-
worth the reader's while. In
ihc three months that I would
be wasting on your infantile
little game, I could get a full-
time job, earn enough money
to buy an Amiga 2000 with
hard drive, 2-100-baud modem,
IBM Bridgehoard, and a li-
brary of software, plus go on a
weekend trip with my girl-
friend to Hawaii, and have
enough money Icfl over to
make three month's worth of
payments on a new Ferrari.
This contest is a cheap trick to
sell a few more copies of
AmigaWorld.

I believe you would make
more money if you made the
Treasure Hunt easier to win.

As it is, very few people will
even bother to play the game.
If you made the game open to
people who are on a sub-ge-
nius level, I think you would
sell more copies, if that's what
you're trying to do. Clue #4 is
a good example of what I
mean [see Part One of the
Treasure Hunt, July '88, p. 61].
If you had made the clues
more clear, I think you would
sell a lot more copies. No one
will win this game unless he
knows all the answers to all
the questions, and I doublt if
there is a single mind in the en-
tire U.S. (or a single library, for
thai matter) that contains all
that information, [italics ours]

Next time, make it a little
more worth ihc reader's time.
Otherwise, you'll end up with
a hidden Amiga 2000 with no
one to find it, and a pair of
expired plane tickets. That
may still happen if I am speak-
ing for the majority of readers.
Adam Kortepeter
Skillman, Nj

Thanks, Adam, for your endorse-
ment of our Treasure Hunt. We
hope your fellow AmigaWorld
readers will he inspired to take up
the challenge and go further than
Clue #-f. By the way, we'll let you
know how many correct solutions
we receive at the end of the contest.
— Editors

Send your letters to: Repartee,
AmigaWorld Editorial, 80 Elm
St., Peterborough, NH 03458.
Letters may be edited for
space and clarity. ■

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Compiled by Linda Barrett

Game for the Challenge

Every-nlght football on the Amiga network.

FOR A FEW days ihis summer.
Chicago became Funtown, USA.
The Consumer Electronics
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new Amiga games.

Rainbird blasted off with Star-
glider 2. The seas are thick with
missies, too. as Carrier Com-
mand puts you in control of a
fulurislic battle cruiser. Rain-
bird also premiered Enlighten-
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Lamp, a medieval romp, and the
Universal Military Simulator,

Interplay made chess a con-
tact sport in Battle Chess, which
lets the pieces act out [heir
aggressions.

Microlllusions' booth was
bursting at the scams with the
long-anticipated Music-X, Pho-
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Transport Controller, and sev-
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gives you a list of buz/, words so
you can sound cool while you
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job of destroying the crazed
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race car avoiding and exploding
obstacles.

Broderbund demonstrated
the official version of Star Wars
and its upcoming animation
program, Fantavision.

Arcade-fans should enjoy
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Sierra unfolded new- chapters
in its Quest series: King's Quest
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Quest 2: The Vengeance, and
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is still after his dream girl.

In Cinemaware's Lords of the
Rising Sun. you try to become

the supreme ruler, the Shogun,
in I2th-century_[apan. Closer to
home, TV Sports Football fea-
tures individual and team sa-
tisfies and plenty of action on
the field.

In Psygnosis' Aquaventura.
youjet through a dangerous un-
derwater landscape, while Psy-
clapse places you in a futuristic
spacecraft.

F.pyx added to the pol with
simulations ranging from Street
Sports Football to Final Assault.
The Games: Summer Edition
continues the ones! for the gold.

Virgin Games tried to tempi
board-game enthusiasts with ad-
aptations of Risk, Scruples, and
Scrabble.

DataSoft's Cosmic Relief casts
you as one of five detectives who
must find a crazed scientist.

Paragon's Twilight Ransom
pits you against the underworld
of Liberty City.

IfCES was any indication, you
had better limber up your joy-
stick. The fun has just begun.
— Marshal M. Rosenthal

The Creator Is the Killer

A MAN IDENTIFYING himself as the Byte Bandit recently called AmigaWorld and revealed an escape hatch In his
Infamous Byte Bandit virus (see "Quarantine the Bandit," p. 14, in the June '88 issue of AmigaWorld). Although his
virus appears to crash your Amiga, the machine is not really dead, and you can salvage its RAM.

When your system locks up, press the five keys at the bottom ol your keyboard In order from the left. The exact
sequence is:

LEFT-ALT, LEFT-AMIGA. SPACE BAR, RIGHT-AMIGA, RIGHT-ALT
This should bring your computer back to life for awhile. Quickly save any work in progress, close up all your activities

10 September 1988

and turn the computer off. Reboot your system with a virus-killer program, destroy the virus on the infected disk,
and then turn your computer back off again (otherwise the Byte Bandit virus will infect the virus-killer disk).

The live-key sequence will restore your Amiga every time the Byte Bandit virus strikes, but you should destroy the
virus as soon as possible and notify whoever gave you the infected disk. Unlike the Swiss Cracking Association (SCA)
virus, which you can eradicate by running INSTALL on the Infected disk, the Byte Bandit virus rewrites the INSTALL
command, so it Is INSTALL-immune. You must destroy it with a virus-WWer program, not merely a fancy INSTALL
program. You will find several commercial programs and many virus killers In the public domain that should work.

Remember, this should work only on the Byte Bandit virus. As we do not have any infected disks at the offices,
we could not test the cure ourselves. It may not even work at all, but anything that might save a day's work from
destruction is worth a try. GSW

The Honor of the BADGE

THE BAY AREA Amiga Developers GroupE (BADGE) wants you
to show off for its second annual Killer Demo Contest. You can
enter only one demo, so decide if your expertise lies in the custom
programs or tool-based demos (Anita) class. Your program should
run under the 1.3 operating system from Workbench or the CLI
on all Kickstart-SUpported processors. Demos should return all
memory and not write to disk. All entries must be freely redistrib-
utable, as BADGE will send the best submissions to Fred Fish for
his public-domain library. See Fred Fish disks 112-127 for last
year's winners.

Before sending a disk, you need to submit a letter of" intent by
September 15, 1988. BADGE must receive entries by September

29, 1988. No entry fee is required, but a five-dollar donation will
buy vim a floppy disk of the three best demos and a list of all
entries. Final judging will take place at the October 20, 1988
meeting of the Bay area Amiga Developers GroupE. Everyone
present at the meeting will be eligible to vote. BADGE will award
at least nine prizes (cash, hardware, and software), but the exact
prizes and their corresponding categories have yet to be an-
nounced. For a complete list of prizes, technical qualifications,
suggestions, and judging procedures, send a self-addressed stamped
envelope to: BADGE Killer Demo Contest, c/o Randy Spencer, PO
Box 4542, Berkeley, CA 94704, or call 4 15/222-7595 (voice) or -1 1 5/
222-9416 (BBS). — *JB

June Bride

THE LONG DISPARATE worlds of
computers and video were united this
June at the grand opening of RGB
Computer and Video Creations' new
store In Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
Known for its Deluxe Help software
series, the company has branched
into the retail and post-production
video businesses.

Several company representatives
were on hand to help RGB celebrate
and to show their wares. C Ltd dem-
onstrated its hard drives, along with
a newly released 300-dots-per-lnch la-
ser scanner and printer. Hash Enter-
prises showed AnlmatiomApprentlce
3.0 and the Animation:Multiplane dig-
ital compositor, a new program that
lets you layer animations created by
one or more programs into a single
animation. Commodore liaisons dis-
cussed the new one-megabyte Fat
Agnus coprocessor under develop-
ment, as well as the 1.3 versions of
Kickstart and Workbench. From the
video side, VldeoMedia displayed Its

V-LAN animation controller in a dou-
ble demo with Panasonic's AG-7500
Super VHS video tape recorder.

In lieu of representatives, some
companies let the products speak for
themselves. From Mime; cs came the
AmiGen genlock and the Frame
Buffer, which can grab a color freeze
frame of live video and display 16.7
million colors. Sci-Tech also supplied
a prototype of its Y/C Genlock. Com-
puter System Associates (CSA) dis-
played the 68020 turbo board with
Kickstart 1.3 in ROM. For three-di-
mensional fanatics, Haitex Resources
sent a pair of X-Specs 3D glasses. To
keep operations stable, version 3.0 of
G.O.M.F. was on hand, trapping Guru
Meditation errors.

RGB will add several Deluxe Help
packages to their own software line.
Including one for AmigaDOS 1.3.

Behind the bustle of the retail store
are the editing suites, with both Su-
per VHS format and J /4-lnch equip-
ment. Via software developed by RGB

Not for sale, but available for video editing.

Computer & Video Creations, an
Amiga 2000 acts as an A/B roll editing
controller for the post-production ser-
vice. An Amiga 500 provides char-
acter and logo generation. One of the
facility's unique features is the ability
to transfer single-frame animations
from Amiga software to videotape.

You can send your compressed ani-
mation files by disk or modem. Send
your files and questions to RGB Com-
puter & Video Creations, 3944 Florida
Blvd., Suite 102, Palm Beach Gar-
dens, FL 33410, 407/622-0138 (BBS
line, 407/622-7049).

— Wttyland Strickland

AmigaWurid II

HORS D'OEUVRES

Hints, tips, and techniques
from your fellow Amiga users.

BASIC Subroutine Names

WHEN PROGRAMMING IN Amiga Ba-
sic, all of my subroutine names clearly
define the operation of that subroutine.
For example:

CALCULATEDIVISIONSTANDINGS:
INPUTDIVISIONNUM:

Now all of my GOSUBs make sense.
The only drawback I have encountered,
especially in a long source, is listing by
subroutine name. Typing things like
"LISTCALCULATEWINLOSSRECORDS '
gets very tedious with debugging and en-
hancing. My solution to this is to alpha-
betize the subroutines as I tvpe I hem in
and precede each group with its letter of
the alphabet. Then, LIST C gets me as
close as I need to be.

Phil Brewer
Sacra men to, CA

Ftlenotes

I SEEM TO remember reading some-
where that if you use the CLI FILENOTE
command on a File, il is there for life
(unless \un use COPY, in which case the
comment is dropped) and can only be
viewed from the CLI. Well, that ain*t so.
It turns out that these comments are also
visible from the Workbench.

First, under the CLI: you can assign a
comment to a file by using the FILE-
NOTE command, which has this format:

FILENOTE FILE/A, COMMENT/A:

You should know what to use for FILE
(note that the /A indicates that the pa-
rameter must be supplied). For COM-
MENT, use any text comment that you
want. If the comment has spaces in it,
then you must enclose the comment in
quotes (e.g., "This is a lest"). Now, to re-
move that comment, you have to supply

double quotes (" ") for the COMMENT/A
parameter. If you simply want to change
the comment, just enter the command
normally using your new comment (you
need not erase the previous comment).

Second, under Workbench: this
method will work with any file that is
represented with an icon on the Work-
bench. If you select the icon and use the
Workbench menu option Info, you will
see assorted information displayed about
the file. One of these happens to be a
file comment. If you put a comment on
a file under the CLI, then look at that
file using its icon on the Workbench as
I've described, you'll see the same com-
ment in the comment box that you saw
under the CLI. Of course, you can get
rid of the comment or change it here as
well, although it requires several steps.
Whether you change or delete the com-
ment from the Workbench, you must se-
lect the Save gadget at the bottom of the
Info requester to save the updated infor-
mation; otherwise, il will stay the same. A
quick keyboard shortcut for clearing the
comment box is to press and hold the
right Amiga key and press the X key. If
you want to erase the comment, do this.
then select the Save gadget. When you
go back into the CLI and use the LIST
command, the comment will be gone.

Greg Epley
Lexington, ,VC

PC BASIC Programs
On Amiga

MICROSOFT BASICA AS used on the
IBM PC is very similar to Amiga Basic
(also written by Microsoft), so it is often
possible to run BASICA programs on the
Amiga with little or no modification.
fhe problem has been transferring the
programs from 5.25-iuch IBM disks to
the 3.5-inch Amiga disks. Willi the PC

Utilities on the 1.2 Extras disk, this has
become much easier.

If you have a BASICA program on an
MS-DOS disk. First save a copy in ASCII
format on the MS-DOS disk. The
BASICA command to accomplish this is
SAVE "ProgName",A. Next, use the PC
Utility copy program on the Extras disk
to transfer the ASCII file to your Amiga
disk. You can now load the file on the
Amiga disk into Amiga Basic, edit it if
necessary and run it.

Of course, you must have a 5.25-inch
disk drive to read MS-DOS disks. Com-
modore's 102(1 drive, sold for use with
the Transformer, is ideal for the task.

Theodore V. Brown
Hyde Park, NY

More Workbench Space

HERE IS A simple tip to give you more
room on your Workbench disk. The di-
rectory FONTS contains numerous font
description files and directories. Most
users will not need more than one or
two fonts. Delete the unused files (that
have a .font suffix) and die correspond-
ing directory. Be sure to retain your de-
fault font. For those who have not
altered the default font from the original
disk, the default is topaz, so be sure to
retain topaz. font and the directory
SYS:FONTS/TOPAZ, as well as the con-
tents of SYS:FONTSfroPAZ. Deleting all
bin the topaz font information will re-
turn approximately 185 blocks, or 10%
of the total disk space.

Stei'e Hyde
Hawthorne, CA

If you have an idea you 'd like to share with
our readers, send it to Hors d'oeuvres.
Amiga World Editorial, 80 Elm St., Peterbor-
ough, NH 03-1 5H. If your idea gets published,
you'll receive an .Amiga World surprise gift, ■

12 September I98S

You Can't Buy Time.

You can't buy time, but. you can save it if you have the right
tools. WordPerfect Corporation's latest creation for the Amiga
is WordPerfect Library, a collection of integrated programs to
organize your appointments, notes and files. Whether you're a
home manager or an office manager. Library was made for you.

Calendar keeps track of your daily schedule and will remind
you of important appointments by sounding preset alarms.
From your Calendar, you can print a daily list of appointments,
notes, and things to do. Accomplishing is easier when you can
chart your progress on paper, and Calendar lets you do just that.

At home, you'll want to use Notebook to organize important
information. Addresses, phone numbers, recipes, home fix-it
instructions, even decorating ideas can be easily sorted and
accessed according to your instructions.

Notebook is every bit as practical in the business world. You
can organize your telephone files in various ways: alphabeti-
cally, according to area code, or using any other factor you
choose. Lists of clients and associates, too, are easily collected
and categorized. All Notebook files are saved in WordPerfect
format for easy transfer to WordPerfect documents.

Calculator, as you might guess, calculates, You can choose any
of its financial, programming, and scientific functions. You
might, for example, create a payment plan for a home or car

loan, or calculate the future value of a savings bond. The
scientific calculator can also help students, since logarithms,
exponents, and trigonometry are among its functions.

Of course, Calculator is as valuable in the office as it is at
home. You can access the Calculator without exiting your
document, and then save your current state in Calculator. When
you flip back to your document, your calculation remains intact
for easy reference.

The list of Library's features goes on and on. Me Manager
helps you arrange, mark, edit, and print your files. Program
Editor, with powerful features like hex edit and multiple block
functions, lets you see and edit the codes behind your
documents.

WordPerfect Library for the Amiga is now shipping. Save
yourself some time by looking into it; you'll be glad you did.
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Does it live up to its name?

AS THE SECOND heavy-weight word
processor on the market, excellence! had
time [o learn from WordPerfect's
(WordPerfect Corp.) deficiencies. It has a
raft of professional features and a true
"Amiga feel." With their Amiga-horn
champion, excellence!, Micnj-Svsiems
Software hopes to slay the giant, or at
least put a dent in its armour.

Excellence! is so easy to learn and use
that on the surface it does not appear to
have the same power as its rival. A quick
glance at the package tells you otherwise.
Excellence! offers PostScript-printer sup-
port, up lo eight print ami displav colors.
automatic index and table of contents
generation. IFF graphics support within
documents, up to four text columns per
page, mathematical operations on col-
umns of numbers, multiple headers and
footers, super- and subscripts, footnotes,
math functions, a 70, 000-word thesaurus
with synonyms and antonyms, a 90,000-
word spelling checker that monitors
vour document continuously or reads it
all at once, a grammar checker, mail
merge, programmable macro keys,
full mouse and keyboard support, and
more.

The manual is clear, well structured.
and contains many illustrations. The on-
disk example files help you understand
the written instructions. Hard-disk own-
ers will need help sifting through the
300-plus pages, because critical installa-
tion information is buried near the end.
The documentation's remaining flaws
are of omission; the index could be
more extensive, and the Preview Page
mode, among other things, is never de-
scribed. From the manual it is a simple
step to using the program.

Excellence! comes with two non-copy-
protected disks, a Workbench disk and a
program disk. The Workbench disk con-
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that Works perfectly, as long as you add
the omitted ASSIGN statements de-
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the 512K version, excellence! boots up in
two-color mode; sliders let you adjust the
colors. The one-megabyte version boots
in four-color mode. On startup, a scroll-
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minutes to display. You can disable the
message, but you must read it once for
the instructions. A Read_Me file would
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The excellence! file requester svsiem
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to Mail for the program to list an entire
directory before rati indicate a new

drive or subdirectory to search. By de-
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files, but mouse clicks instruct it to dis-
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file you want before the directory is fin-
ished, just doubleclick and that file
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Neatness Counts

Before or after von commit vour words
lo the screen, you can adjust the display
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Import those beautiful Amiga graphics from virtually any art

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And, if you spell something wrong, the spell checking feature will find it for you, saving you time and pertiaps
embarrassment.

Import from most all word processors including those with ASCII or IFF text formatting or have them running in the
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We include drivers for virtually every printer, dot matrix or laser at no extra charge. So, now, you can create beautiful
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Need to change a word in one place or throughout the document? Our search and replace feature will make it quick and
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They also realized that if the printer support is weak,
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Upon startup, you can sei the default
drives and load predefined macro-keys
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Carriage returns, special characters
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margin boundaries are hidden until you
specify the proper mode. The Page Pre-
view mode shows how an entire docu-
ment will look on paper. In interlaced
mode you can read the document, but in
non-interlaced die mock up is just to
give vou the overall effect.

You can open multiple document win-
dows, then cut and paste between docu-
ments. Text is displayed in typical Amiga
word processor fashion with llie screen
topped by front-to-back gadgets and a
ruler that shows margins, justification,
labs, indents, and line spacing. You can
even hide the ruler or copy it to other
parts of the document Line spacing and
font size are measured in points; every-
thing else is done either in inches or
centimeters. The zoom gadget is a handy
addition for working with multiple win-
dows. Shrink the window and click the
zoom gadget: the window opens to fill
the screen. Click the gadget again and
the window reduces to the smaller size.

You move around a document using
drag bars, arrow keys, and mouse clicks.
The pointer will disappear when you
start typing and reappear when vou
move the mouse. Cutting, pasting, and
copying are accomplished by highlight-
ing text and using the menu items or
keyboard equivalents. To revert to a pre-
vious idea, you can use the Undo Typing
selection, and, if you change your mind
again, Redo Typing will undo (he Undo
Typing changes. If you mess things up,
retreat to the disk files with the Revert
To Saved and Revert To Backup options.

As usual, you can customize text with
underlining, bold, italics, super- and sub-
script, and, in addition, choose fore-
ground and background colors. Headers
and footers occupy their own windows;
you can place multiple headers that
show date, lime, and page number, and
even display different information for
even- and odd-numbered pages. You can
lone page breaks, insert soft hyphens, or
let excellence! take care of hyphenation
for you. At any time, vou can flag a word
or sentence as an index or tahle-of-con-
tents entry; when you finish the docu-
ment, excellence! will generate an index
or table of contents.

To make your document's presentation
as slick as its contents, you can use as
many as 120 fonts at a time, depending
on your RAM. You choose fonts in the
standard fashion with one exception.
When you Stan excellence!, it searches
the disk for fonts and then adds them to
the Font menu. If it finds more than one
column's worth of fonts, the program
adds another column of choices to the
pull-down menu. If vou are working in
one font and return to a previous sec-
tion of the document that uses another
font, excellence! reverts automatically to
(he proper font.

You can include low-, medium-, and
high-resolution IFF graphics within your
document. You can scale and clip pic-
lures, and except for the fact that you
cannot search and replace them, excel-
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character.

Spelling Counts

To polish your text, use the spelling
checker. On one-megabyte A mi gas you
can load the 90,0000-word dictionary
into RAM and retain normal speed, but
on 512K machines you will notice typing
delays. For esoteric terms, vou can build
dictionaries that are limited only by disk
space and memory.

The thesaurus will give you synonyms
and antonyms. You can highlight a weird
in the synonym list, ask for synonyms for
it. and so on, deeper and deeper in the
levels. Both thesaurus and dictionary can
be active simultaneously. Unfortunately,
excellence! has no keyboard equivalents
for clicking on thesaurus or dictionary
options like Find and Guess.

When vou finish vour document, the
grammar checker will search for a selec-
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words, punctuation errors, double words,
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document's leading level, and statistics
such as total sentences and words, num-
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Compares the prose to a Hemingway
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The Final Grade

My firs! impressions are that excellence!
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has the power and flexibility to handle
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After using excellence! for a while. 1
have a few reservations about the pro-
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While there is siill room for improve-
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Artificial Intelligence

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You've heard the words. You probably know a bit about what they mean, too.
You might associate them with white coats, Russian accents and shiny silver
robots. What you might not know is that you can explore AI on your Amiga.

MAGELLANtm by Emerald Intelligence offers performance and interface features
UNAVAILABLE on the IBM-PC*, PS/2* or Apple Macintosh*. It was designed, developed and
tested on the AMIGA for the AMIGA.

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workstation. It simplifies some of the complexities of artificial intelligence by
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The AMIGA'S unique capabilities to support inexpensive desktop video, desktop publishing,
audio/voice synthesis, extended memory, networking and high-resolution graphics make it ideal
for advanced artificial intelligence development. Advanced to the state of being useful, not a
graduate-school curiosity. Advanced enough to interface with the real world, and get to work.
Advanced enough to be useful.

Use MAGELLAN to capture the expertise of your best .salesperson, to help junior sales-
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boards). Together, they can take an elec-
tronic circuit from the concept to the
point where the manufacturing machin-
ery takes over. In between, these object-
oriented CAD programs semi-automate
much of the documentation and electri-
cal checks and balances necessary for a
successful design.

The display is similar for both mouse-
driven programs. Across the bottom of
the screen are ten gadgets called "Intelli-
gent Function Keys" whose labels and

purposes change depending on the
mode you are in. Click on the gadgets
with the mouse or press the correspond-
ing function keys. Above these gadgets is
a line for instructions, helpful hints, er-
ror messages, and text entry. You can dis-
play the X and Y coordinates of your
pointer and set the origin's (0,0) posi-
tion. The Help key provides a list of hoi
keys that toggle various functions. For a
larger perspective, you can zoom out to
an expanded view of the circuit.

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The programs use color to associate
and differentiate the elements of the
schematic diagrams and PC boards, such
as devices, lines, and signal names. The
screen colors are fixed, but well chosen,
and this consistency helps you to keep
track of what is displayed. Both pro-
grams operate in interlaced mode only,
so be prepared for flicker.

The minimum one megabyte of RAM
is sufficient for a moderate-size circuit,
but PC boards larger than 8x12 inches
require more memory. None of the disks
are copy protected, and you can install
the programs on a hard disk with the in-
cluded script files.

The programs will output directly to
an Epson-compatible printer, Hewlett-
Packard (7475A, 7570A) or Houston In-
struments (695, 695A, DMP-1I, -12. 51.
52, 5(5) plotters (A through K size), an
HPCI.-compatible laser printer (AST, TI,
and so on), or create an ASCII file for a
Cerber-compatible photo plotter. You
can limit output to individual layers or
any combination of a board's layers.

Pro-Net

Pro-Net (PROfessional NET list genera-
tor) is a schematic capture program for
creating schematic diagrams of elec-
tronic circuits. Pro-Net also creates a nei
list (i.e., an ASCII file that lists all the
connections between the devices on the
diagram). You can call a large number of
popular electronic components from the
existing libraries of standard TTI..
MI TL (military), MOS, VLSI (micropro-
cessors, and so on), and Discrete devices
(resistors, capacitors, memories). If you
don't find the device you need, you can
use graphic symbols or CAD-type tools to
add devices to the libraries or modify ex-
isting ones. If you enter the electrical
current characteristics, I/O type, and pin
numbers of each pin, the program will
check the entire circuit for overloads
and contention between outputs. Bv en-
tering the total power consumption of a
device, you can calculate the size ol the
power supply needed to drive the board.
For on-screen references that will not be
printed, simply specify text and graphics
as hidden.

Before you begin to draw, you must se-
lect the size of the page and scale of the
template for all pages. To create a sche-
matic diagram, type in a device name
(such as 74LS138), position (he symbol

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BASIC By The Numbers

Learning to juggle GELs is simply a matter of finding the right handle.

By Bob Ryan

LtJTwo for One

BESIDES BEING ABLE to handle ob-
ject-border collisions, Amiga Basic
can also handle collisions between
different objects. The following pro-
gram, a modification to the one in
#46, demonstrates this point. Once
again, I use the Ball object from the
Extras:BasicDemos drawer. This
time, however, I use a variation ot
the OBJECT.SHAPE statement to
make a duplicate of Ball and then
set both objects In motion. Here's
the listing:

CHDIR "BasicDemos"

OPEN "Ball" FOR INPUT AS *1

OBJECT.SHAPE 1, INPUTS(LOF(1),1)

CLOSE #1

OBJECT.SHAPE 2, 1

OBJECT.X 1, 30
OBJECT.Y 1, 30
OBJECT. VX 1, 40
OBJECT. VY 1, 30

OBJECT.X 2, 500
OBJECT.Y 2, 150
OBJECT. VX 2, -30
OBJECT.VY 2, -40

ON COLLISION GOSUB c_handler
COLLISION ON

OBJECT.ON
x = 1
WHILE x = 1

OBJECT.STAflT

SLEEP

REM Rule 3A quit program

WEND

REM after ten object

REM collisions

COLLISION OFF

x =

OBJECT.CLOSE

END IF

END

RETURN

END IF

c_handler:

REM check for correct window

REM hit one of the sides

wind = COLL!SION(-1)

IFh=-2orh=-4 THEN

IF wind <> 1 THEN

REM Rule 4 reverse x-direction

REM Rule 1 bad window id

REM of object

REM end program

OBJECT. VX j, - OBJECT. VXfj)

x =

RETURN

END IF

REM hit top or bottom

REM check for id of object

IF h= -1 or h= -3 THEN

j = COLLISIONS)

REM Rule 5 reverse y-direction

IF j <> 1 OR j <> 2 THEN

REM of object

REM Rule 2 bad object id

OBJECT.VY ], - OBJECT. VYfj)

REM end program

RETURN

x =

END IF

RETURN

END IF

REM hit nothing, something is weir

REM Rule 6 get out!

REM what did ] collide with?

x =

h = COLLISION(j)

RETURN

REM hit other object
IF h = 1 or h=2 THEN

REM Rule 3 reverse direction
REM of bumped object

OBJECT.VX h, - OBJECT. VX(h)

OBJECT.VY h, -OBJECT.VY(h)

count = count + 1

IF count = 10 THEN

Line four of 1he program demon-
strates the alternate form of the
OBJECT.SHAPE statement. This
form makes a copy of an already
defined object (Object 1), and de-
fines the copy as another object
(Object 2). The program then
gives the initial positions and veloc-

ities to the objects before setting
them in motion and watching for
collisions.

Because this program handles ob-
ject-object collisions as well as ob-
ject-window collisions, it has a
more complex collision-handling
routine than the one I used last
month. You should think of a colli-
sion-handling routine as a set of
rules that govern what happens
when a collision occurs. I lay out
my rules in the routine c_handler.
The first rule says that if the colli-
sion did not occur in my output
window, then it's time to quit be-
cause something is wrong. The sec-
ond rule says that if it was not one
of my objects involved in the colli-
sion, then once again quit the pro-
gram.

Rule 3 states that If the object
collides with another object, the
second object gets both its x- and
y- direction reversed. Rule 3A states
that after 10 object-object collisions,
the program ends.

Rules 4 and 5 cover object-border
collisions. Rule 4 reverses the x-di-
rection of objects that collide with
one of the sides; Rule 5 reverses
the y-direction of objects that col-
lide with the top or bottom of the
window. Rule 6 is a catchall; If
none of the other rules have been
applied by this point, something is
wrong and the program ends. *■

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Save the Clippings

WHEN YOU RESIZE the output window of the program above,
you will notice that the objects don't bounce off the new borders
of your window; instead, objects continue to bounce off the old
borders. To change the border used for collisions, you have to
use the OBJECT.CLIP statement.

OBJECT.CLIP defines the area that Amiga Basic can draw ob-
jects into. When you start an animation program, this area de-
faults to the entire output window. This default remains in force
even if you change the size of the window. If you want the clip
area to always match the borders of your window, then your
program must be prepared to respond to window-sizing events.

The program below is a simple animation demo with a twist —
it responds to mouse events as well as collision events. Specifi-
cally, the program monitors mouse events to see if the user has
pressed the left mouse button. If so, the program waits until the
button is released and then resets the clip area to reflect the
current coordinates of the output window. Note that pressing
and holding the left button does not necessarily mean that the
window was resized. The program can make this assumption,
however, because all other mouse events are meaningless to the
program and nothing bad happens if the assumption is false.

OPEN "BasicDemos/BaH" FOR INPUT AS #1

OBJECT.SHAPE 1, INPUTS(L0F(1),1)

CLOSE #1

ON MOUSE GOSUB m_handler

MOUSE ON

OBJECT.X 1, 50

OBJECT.Y 1, 50

OBJECT. VX 1, 40

OBJECT.VY 1, 40

OBJECT. ON

ON COLLISION GOSUB (^handler

COLLISION ON

X = 1

WHILE x = 1

OBJECT.START

SLEEP
WEND

OBJECT.CLOSE
END

chandler:

REM simplified handler, assumes
REM window and object are kosher
bump = COLLISION(1)
IF bump = 2 or bjmp -4 THEN

OBJECT.VX 1, - OBJECT. VX(1)
ELSE

OBJECT.VY 1, - OBJECT. VY(1 1
END IF

count = count + 1
IF count = 20 THEN x =
RETURN

m_handler:
MOUSE OFF
WHILE MOUSE(O) <0
WEND

OBJECT.CLIP (0,0) - (WINDOW(2),WINDOW(3»

MOUSE ON

RETURN

The collision-handling routine used here is a simplified ver-
sion of the one I've used in other animation examples. This is
the first program in BASIC: by The Numbers, however, that traps
mouse events. Like menu- and collision-event trapping, you en-
able mouse-event trapping with the MOUSE ON statement and
designate lite mouse-handling routine with the ON MOUSE GO-
SUB statement.

My mouse-handling routine, m_handler, uses just one of the
MOUSE( ) functions. Listed on pages 8-84 and 8-85 of vour
Amiga Basic manual, the mouse functions return various data
about the state of the mouse. In my program, I only use the
MOUSE(O) function. When this function returns a negative num-
ber, it indicates that the mouse button is still being held down.
The WHILE. . .WEND loop in m_handlcr wails until the but-
ton is released (and the window is resized) before ending. Once
out of the loop, the routine resets the clip area by calling two
WlNI)OW( ) functions that indicate the current size of the win-
dow. The routine then it-enables mouse events and returns to
the main program.

Take a Break

STILL LEFT IN our discussion of Amiga Basic animation are OBJECLHJT, OBJECT.PLANES, ami OB-
JECT.PRIORTTY. I won't rover these statements until the November issue, however, because next month's
column is devoted So an examination of many of the programming utilities available la BASIC programmers.
Until then, send questions and comments to BASIC By The Numbers, AmigaWorld. 80 Elm St.. Peterborough.
XII 03458. m

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DUCKS IN A RCW:

A ROUNDUP OF AMIGA DATABASES

Whether it's recipes for cheesecake, duckling production figures for the third
quarter of '88, or worldwide sales records for a giant multinational—
our roundup of Amiga databases will help you find the program to fill
your data-management needs.

By Guy Wright and Barbara Gefvert

LIKE DISNEY'S PRUNELLA, and Griselda lo Cin-
derella, or Shakespeare's Goncril and Regan lo Cor-
delia, file managers and databases are the grim sisters
of computer applications {compared with the beauty
of all the more snazzy and exciting things you can
do with your Amiga). But sometimes it's simply an
unpleasant necessity to get all your ugly data duck-
lings in a row. So put aside your graphics and ani-
mation programs, your sound digitizers, your Earl
Weaver Baseball, and your nifty G routines for just a
moment. We're going to son, search, sift, sniff, and
systematize all your data management concerns in
AmigaWorld's first "database roundup."

Over a number of back issues, we've reviewed quite
a few database programs. Everything from simple file
managers to full-fledged relational data-management
systems. Return with us now to those thrilling. . .
while we lake a look back lo some of those reviews,
update them, and add a few new tides that have come

PHOTOGRAPHED BY PAUL AVIS

our way since. What we've put together is an even
dozen capsule presentations of the best-selling Amiga
databases. These snapshots summarize the major
points of each program without placing any real
judgements on ihcm. In the case of programs re-
viewed previously in AmigaWorld, we include a citation
of the original review at the end of the snapshot,
should you wish to see how our reviewer fell about
the program.

We will start with the simple and work up to the
more complicated and comprehensive. Most pro-
grams excel in performing particular tasks. Keep in
mind thai bigger and more complicated is not always
better. If you have a limited number of things lo keep
track of but need lo refer to them often, then a small
file manager might be your best choice. If you arc-
going to be adding records every day, then a batch-
entry program might best serve your needs. II you
need lo manipulate the data in various ways, search i

A miga World 25

and report-generating features are what you should
look for.

Yon should consider not only your present needs,
but also what you might want to do with your data
in the future. Imagine finding, after you've just en-
tered a hundred records with five-digit zip codes, thai
vou need to add seven-character Canadian zip codes,
but your zip code field cannot accommodate you.

Each capsule description is headed by the name
of the program, followed by the name of the manu-
facturer and the suggested retail price. I ; or fun her
information about the product, contact the manu-
facturer or distibutor (see the "Company List" for
addresses and telephone numbers).

A chart, "Amiga Database Roundup: Comparative
Features and Functions." also accompanies this arti-
cle, as well as a "Glossary of Database Terms."

The Computer Black Book

Meggido Enterprises / SS5.95. The Computer Black
Book is a simple program thai keeps lists of names,
addresses, and phone numbers, ll will also dial the
telephone for you, recite a message, and prim lists.

The program employs an Intuition-style interface.
You need at least four records to build a file: each
record is limited to a first and last name (23 characters
each], a title, a three-line address, an eight-digit zip
code, Iclphone number, and a 59-space comment line.
You are not limited as to character types.

The Computer Black Book allows yon to keep one
file open at a time. You can display one entire record
on screen, or scroll through the names and phone
numbers in your file (eight file entries are shown ai
once). Click on any line and select dial, and the
program emulates touch tones to dial the correspond-
ing number. You can also use the Amiga to dial
numbers not in the database simply by pointing and
clicking on the numerals in the keypad window. The
program keeps one phone number in a buffer, so
redialing takes onlv one click.

fhe program will sort your file by name, zip code,
or phone number. You can print any file, complete
or partial, and determine which lines of (he records
are to be printed. You can specify the order in which
names are printed, whether the title will be used, and
select one of three print styles in two sizes.

Rolobase + Plus

Equal Plus Inc. /S89.99. Rolobase + Plus, from Equal
Plus, is designed to replace ihc name-and-address file
that sits on your desk. This program is covered by a
90-day defect-in-workmanship warranty. The non-
Amiga specific manual guides you through the fea-
tures, function "help" keys display keyboard layout
for your computer, and an on-screen tutorial famil-
iarizes you with the system.

You can define your entries by personal and busi-
ness classifications. In addition to name, title, address.

city, state, zip code, country, and phone number.
Rolobase + Plus will hold up to 255 SO-column lines
of information per entry in a text extension. You can
set entry and priming defaults, and configure the
system to skip the country field for input.

You can add, change, or delete records at anv time.
The program can select data by distinguishing be-
tween personal and business records, and vou can
further qualify data using the Match Keywords option
(yes or no to match) and ranges (name, country, and
zip code). L'nlike some programs, this one distin-
guishes between uppercase and lowercase letters — it
locales capital letters first.

Pressing certain letter keys in the Rolobase + Plus
menu takes vou to various windows within which you
can perform specific functions. For example, the A
key allows you to print addresses on labels, postcards,
or envelopes, while the F kev sets up lo print infor-
mation on file cards. You can send reports to the
screen or printer in four formats: complete, with
address and phone number, phone number oniv. and
text extension information. The program lets you
choose, line-by-line from a list of options, the way
you want to output the data. You can store multiple
printer configurations.

A particularly useful feature of this database is its
ability to accept files from the Financial Plus inte-
grated accounting package (also from Equal Plus, at
S295). Simply select categories within files, and the
program transfers the information automatically.

Microfiche Filer

Software Visions Im . / ,S99. Microfiche Filer, one ol
the first file managers for the Amiga, is one of the
simplest and most elegant, L'nlike any other database
program, it displays almost everything on the screen
at one lime. Like traditional microfiche machines
used in schools and libraries (where information is
stored in reduced format on thin plastic sheets and
then viewed in single, magnified sections). Microfiche
Filer allows you to scroll through the entire file lo
find and then view information.

Microfiche Filer stores information in boxes that
are reduced on the Amiga's screen (the number is
limited only by memory). You scroll with the mouse
to find the record you need, and then click on the
box lo "magnify" it Fhe program offers Few sorting
options, but once you have things organized, roving
through the information is highly intuitive and fast.

Moving, cutting, pasting, adding, and copying sec-
tions of the database are accomplished with the
mouse, and nearly every function has keyboard equiv-
alents. 'Sou can generate reports easily by using pre-
designated formats. Search options include equal to.
greater llian, less than, chaining, and character po-
sition (first or last in a field), but sophisticated logical
operators are not available. While you can search
only one field at a lime, you can use multi-pass
searches to zero in on the information vou need.

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Microfiche Filer accepts IFF graphics of up to 32
colors, but translates them into four colors (an editor
lets you modify the process). An option lets you see
graphics in their original palette and resolution in a
separate window.

Microfiche Filer may be limited in options, but it
can't be beat for ease of use. It's fast, non-copy-pro-
tected, works well on a hard disk, and ideal for simple
applications. (Microfiche Filer was reviewed by Ted Sal-
amone on p. 86 in the November '87 issue o/Amiga World.)

Note: V, a professional database in the sytle of Microfiche
Filer, is due out this fall.

lnfo +

Eastern Telecom Inc. / $49.95. With Info + . a simple
list manager, creating and updating files is simple. A
field can contain up to HO characters, and each file
will hold 32,765 records. Info+ works in cither (50- or
MO-character-per-line mode, and you can modify the
display colors. You must use the mouse for most op-
erations, but some commands have keyboard options.

To create a new file, simply modify the generic
template. Onlv two field types are available: numeric,
which is permanently set with a dollar sign and two
decimal places, and alpha. Once you have designed
your file format, you can customize the display (and
hence the data-entry order) by click-and-drag mouse
action. You can change the names, types, and sizes
of fields, and add or remove fields at any time.

Info+ can sort — low to high only — one field at a
time. The program searches for matches anywhere
in a field (you specify greater than, less than, or NOT)
and will follow- the last sort criteria. You can also
direct the results of a search to a new file.

Report generation is limited to printing one rec-
ord, a range of records, or all records. You can vary
the order in which the fields are printed, and tem-
porarily replace the field names with column headers.
There is also an option for sending the results of a
search to a new file, which should enable you to
customize reports, but this is not Info + 's strong suit.

Info+ is ideal for simple file keeping thai does
not require much dala manipulation or report gen-
erating. Because you can use the files in RAM or on
disk, short files such as personal address books should
work fairly fast. There aren't too many bells or whis-
tles here, but an address book doesn't need them.

Softwood File llsg

SoftWood Company / $99.95. SoftWood File llsg,
formerly MiAmiga File, is not quite a full database,
but it is more than a simple file manager. Information
is stored in fields or boxes often types: text, amount,
date, time, yes/no, phone, alpha, alphanumeric
(numbers and letters in ASCII formal), picture,
and sound. These definitions serve as error checkers
during data entry; they are not functional for
sorts and searches. Dala entry is simple and, unlike

some programs, does not rely on the mouse.

SoftWood File allows you to display data as a list
or a form. In List mode, the data is laid out like a
spreadsheet; each record occupies one line. You can
move horizontally through the fields and vertically
through the records with scroll bars. In Form mode,
one record appears on the screen at a time. In either
mode, you can resize and transpose boxes with the
mouse. If a box is too small, simply stretch it; if you
want the last name first instead of second, merely
rearrange the boxes on the screen. You can save each
layout to disk with its own name.

Low to high or high to low, you can sort fields one
at a time. The "progressive" mode, which remembers
the last sort, is available for multiple-level sorting.
Once you define search parameters by example or
range, you can ask the program lo either include or
exclude matching information. SoftWood File does
not let you specify logical operators, but it gives you
the basics (greater than, less than, and so on). Because
all information is memory-resident, it is fast. Report
generation is a bit limited but does include a number
of useful features: variable date formats; 17 currency
symbols; headers; page numbering; totaling of
amount columns; left, right, and center justification;
and some degree of printer control (not present in
the original version).

The program also allows you to do quick screen
dumps. Label printing is a simple matter of moving
the boxes you want printed to the top five lines of
the form-mode screen. Another feature handy for
generating reports is the ability to hide fields; a "hid-
den" field is simply not printed or displayed.

The "sg" in SoftWood File llsg stands for sound
and graphics. You can store names of graphic and
sound files in the database and display or play them
simply by clicking on them. There are also slide- and
sound-show capabilities, and a "movie" option for
plaving series of sounds and graphics. Another fea-
ture will "dial" the telephone for you. Simply hold
your telephone receiver to the Amiga's speaker and
click on the Phone box, and the program plays the
appropriate touch tones to dial that number.

SoftWood File llsg has been improved a great deal
since our original review. The SoftWood Company
has added many disk commands, including SAVE-AS
and import, as well as ASCII-save and mail-merge
capabilities. The program lacks sophisticated sort,
search, and report-generation features, but it does a
good job and it's outstanding in the way it lets you
manipulate forms and files. (SoftWood File llsg was
reviewed under the name MiAmiga File by Bob Ryan on p.
108 in the November/December '86 issue o/AmigaWorld.)

Note: A relational database compatible with SoftWood File
llsg will be released this fall.

Organize!

Micro-Systems Software / $79.95. Organize! is a me-
dium-size, medium-feature database with a strong

AmignWorld 27

Amiga Database Roundup:

Comparative Features and Functions

Computer Black Book

Rolobase + Plus

Microfiche Filer

Info +

Softwood File IIsg

Manufacturer

Meggido Enterprises

Equal + Plus

Software Visions

Eastern Telecom

SoftWood Company

Price

S35.95

$39.96

$99.00

S49.99

S99.95

Memory Required

512K

256K

512K

Copy Protected

Programming Language

Programmable Macros

FIELDS

max. length (chars)

fixed

unlim.
fixed

unlim.

types

type formats

fixed

graphics
sound
indexed
editable

editable w/mouse

RECORDS

fields per record

unlim.

5120

max. length

fixed

unlim.

5120

unlim.

FILES

records per file
open multiple files

unlim.
N

14MB

unlim.

32,765

unlim.

exchange between files
relational
import/export files

N
N

save as any format
mail merge

N
N

SCREEN

edit display

save custom display

edit display w/mouse

SORTS/SEARCHES

Boolean

N
N

multiple fields

Y
Y

V
Y
Y

range

case-sensitive

wild cards

Y
Y

N
N

search records

save search output
save search forms

N
N

Y
N
Y

Y
N
N

N
Y

search and replace

REPORTS

custom forms

save custom forms

printer control

headers/footers

N
Y

sorts/searches

ranges

Y
N

math

add text

date/currency options

2S September I9SS

Organize!

Omega File

DataRethieve

Superbase Personal

dBMAN

Acquisition

Superbase Professional

Micro-Systems

The Other Guys Abacus

Precision

VersaSort

Taurus-lmpex

Precision

$79.95

$79.99 $79.95

S1 49.95

$199.95

S299.95

512K

S349.95

512K

512K 512K

512K

51 2K

512K

Y
Y

255

254

200

unlim.

254
4
N

unlim.

6
Y

255
5
Y

Y
Y
Y

Y
Y

Y
N

256

128

unlim.

128

unlim.

4096 bytes

5000 unlim.

unlim.

4000

unlim.

unlim.
Y

unlim.

32,000

Y
Y

N
Y
Y

N
Y

Y
Y

Y
Y
Y

Y
Y
Y
Y

Y
Y

Y
N

Y
Y

N
Y

Y
Y

AmigaWorld 29

maili basis. It is compatible with the Scribble! word
processor and Analyze! spreadsheet, also by Micro-
Systems Software. (You can purchase it alone, or in
a three-part package called The Works! at $199.93.)

Organize! can handle 4.2 billion records containing
128 fields, each with up to 254 characters. You cannot
keep more than one file open at a lime, however.
Program utilities let you merge Organize! files.

There are four field types — text, numeric, date,
and yes/no — and a variety of formats available. The

program normally displays information in list format,
but by using "forms" (custom screens used for data
entry and reports) you can create a wide variety of
displays atid printer output.

Organize! employs another type of form to sort
and calculate. While you can save multiple forms on
disk, sorts and calculations do not change or rear-
range the data itself, but rather the way it is displayed.
The program sorts on an index basis, and while you
can create multiple indexes, they will not work si- 1

Glossary of Database Terms

batch entry a method of entering data into a
database. All new data is stored in a file and then
merged with the existing data in programs that
employ batch entry.

record a grouping of fields that contain related
information. For example, a client record might
contain a name field, an address field, and a
phone-number field.

boilerplating a method of integrating data relational database a database where fields can
from different files to produce customized output
in a standard format. Mailmerge is a type of boil-
erplating wherein names and addresses from a list
are substituted for specified variables in a form
letter.

data types the type of data a field can hold.
Most databases allow you to specify data types.
Common types are text fields, amount fields, date
fields, and numeric fields. For example, in an
inventory database, you would specify a name field
to type text and a price field to type amount.

field the fundamental building block of a data
file or a database. A field contains one discrete
piece of information, such as a name, zip code,
or phone number.

file a grouping of records that share identical
field definitions. For example, a student File would
be a grouping of student records, each containing
the same types of fields about each student.

index a table that contains a pointer to each
record in a file. Indexes are normally ordered
according to an index or key field. Often, a file
itself is not searched or sorted; rather, these op-
erations are performed on the index to the file.
Operations performed on an index are faster than
operations performed on an entire file.

range a criteria you choose for extracting in-
formation from a database. For example, if you
want to extract white-collar crime statistics for the
1980"s from a police database, you would specify
a range where date is greater than December 31,
1979 and crime-type equals white-collar.

be shared by two or more files. If your inventory
and income files share an amount field, for in-
stance, a sale posted to either file can change the
other one. Shared fields define the relationship
between the files that make up the database.

report a listing of information from a database.
Normally, information reports fit an indicated
form or criteria.

search a means of retrieving specific informa-
tion from a database. When you instigate a search,
you supply the conditions or range of the data
you want to locate. For example, you could have
the database search and retrieve all information
concerning Michael Dukakis. You can further re-
fine the information you're searching for by spec-
ifying compound range criteria.

sort a process by which the order of records in
a file is changed. Normally, you select one field
as a key field. The sort routine then orders the
records based upon the contents of the key field
in each record. For example, an alphabetical sort
on the last-name field in a student file will reorder
the records in the file based upon the last name
of the students. Most databases allow multiple-key
sorts, allowing you, for example, to sort an address
file by state and then by last name inside each
state.

view an application-specific way to look at data
in a database. Oftentimes, you only want to see
part of the data in a large database. Most database
programs allow you to specify different views for
working with the same data. F.ach view uses a subset
of the fields that make up a database.

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multaneously. Searches can be quite detailed; a cri-
teria filter holds up to 254 characters and Boolean
operators, but as with indexes, you can use only one
filler al a time.

Math is Organize!'* main strength. You can choose
from five math operators, thirty-two math functions,
five date functions, three financial functions, eight
comparison and logical operators, conditional logic,
date arithmetic, and summary calculations.

The simple forms for generating reports let you
arrange fields in any order, or choose not to display
any if you wish. You can add text to a form screen
and temporarily change field titles for output to
screen, printer, or disk. You can save a sorted file
with any ASCII-compatible word processor for more
complicated mail merge and boilerplaling reports.
Labels are quite easy to create.

Organize! can read ASCII and dBase III files (except
memo fields or dBase indexes). While you can have
only one index or search filter active al any time, the
filter criteria are extensive, the method for entering,
displaying, and sorting data is flexible, and the math
and calculation functions are impressive. Finally, the
capacity for integration with other Micro-Systems
software adds value. (Organize! was reviewed as part of
The Works! by Bob Ryan on f). 67 in the May '.V<S' issue <>j
AmigaWorld.)

Omega File

The Other Guys / S79.99. Omega File is a full-fea-
lurcd database program. You can creale tip lo 25(i
fields of three types (text, integer, or number), each
containing 200 characters. Files can consist of 32,(100
records with 5000 characters each. You can move
around the database with either the mouse or key-
board, and perform ascending and descending sorts
on up to 20 fields.

Once you have created your database, you can alter
the characteristics only by saving the data as a se-
quential file, creating a new format, and then reading
the data back in. You can also clone a database struc-
ture without the data. You can keep multiple data-
bases open al the same time, and with i ui- and paste-
like options, you can move data easily from one to
another.

Omega File offers complex search parameters such
as NOT, AT, IN, and the use of parentheses. You can
save searches and even delete information based on
a search. Because Omega File lets you sort and select
information before saving it as a sequential file, it is
ideal for creating reports.

Omega File's unique math functions and report-
generating features make it an ideal candidate for
scientifit applications. I he math features extend to
exponential functions, logical operators, trigono-
metric functions, and more.

The program includes a mini-text editor with boil-
erplate commands and options, although you can
employ any text editor or word processor that saves

in ASCII format and still make use of Omega's nu-
merous dot commands for report generation. These
dot commands encompass even rudimentary pro-
gramming-like structure features similar to nested
FOR/NEXT loops: while a bit confusing, ibev give
you near-complete output control.

The abilitv to cut and paste between databases,
extensive data manipulation based on sorts and
searches, custom sequential file creation, exhaustive
math functions, and completely customizable reports
combine to make Omega File very powerful.

Data Retrieve

Abacus /$/<). 95. Data Retrieve features a high degree
of flexibility, tremendous capacity, and an icon in-
terface. Most of the entering, searching, sorting, and
printing features rely on a "mask" (template) concept.
The maximum field length is 32.000 characters, rec-
ords can contain 64,000 characters, and a file holds
up to 2,000,000,000 records. You can have up to eight
databases open at the same time and cut and paste
information between them. DataRetrieve is disk
based, and while that attribute can cause some delays,
it also allows larger files than RAM-based programs.

Setting up a database is a simple matter of creating
fields of any of six types: text, dale, time, number.
1FT, and "choice" (where the daia entered must match
a set of criteria, such as yes or no, male or female,
and so on). You can further define each type as input,
repeat, verify, auto, or required, and ihe formats arc
variable and customizable (as with a dale field). There
are two levels of password proleciion.

DataRetrieve's math functions are impressive; they
include the basics plus logical operators, geometry,
and trigonometry (modulo division and current rec-
ord count are especially unique features).

Once you have set up the record template, you can
customize the mask to a great extent with a paint-
program-like icon interface that lets you adjust color
and fonts, enclose fields in boxes or circles, and create
lines of various thicknesses or even patterns. You can
add lexl to ihe display for quick screen-dump reports.

DataRetrieve will sort any field or combination of
fields (high to low or low to high), and you can specify
any level of precision, from one character to 999.
Search options include wild cards, range searches,
and alternative matches, all of which can be per-
formed anywhere in a field or record. There is no
limit on simultaneous multiple-field searching.

Report generation is a matter of defining another
mask. Your report mask can include headers, lexl,
and footers (with numbering), auto subtotals, and a
trigger to induce form-feeds for printing information
categories within fields on separate sheets. You can
perform sorts, searches, and reports on blocks of
data, and save information as a sequential file for use
with word processors or other database programs
(you can even specify field separators), Although noi
relational, DataRetrieve is verv flexible and custom-*-

32 September 1988

Har dFr ame /2000 8-UP ! The R g ht Megabyte

The Super-speed, DMA, SCSI Hard Memory Card with Amiga-specific
Disk Interface with 1 .3 Autobooting DRAM Controller Logic

How fast is fast? HardFrame/2000 transfers data
at Amiga bus speeds! It's actually faster than the

hard disk mechanism itself! And even more important
in the Amiga's multitasking environment, HardFrame/2000 has
extremely efficient DMA circuitry to get on and off the bus in al-
most no time at all: 280ns to get on; 200ns to get off. HardFrame/
2000 autoboots under AmigaDOS™ 1.3 and is fully compatible
with the new Fast File System. The core of any DMA SCSI inter-
face is its SCSI protocol chip and DMA chip. MicroBotics has
chosen the new, high performance Adaptec AIC-6250 SCSI chip,
capable of up to 5 megabytes per second raw transfer speed, and
the Signetics 68430 DMA chip running at 12.5 megahertz. Then
we added additional FIFO buffering and enabled 16-bit wide
data transfers for maximum throughput. The sophisticated de-
sign of HardFrame/2000 provides for automatic SCSI arbitration,
selection and reselection. The hardware supports either syn-
chronous or asynchronous data transfer. HardFrame/2000 can
function as either the SCSI bus initiator or the target and can re-
side in a multiple master environment. Physically, HardFrame/
2000 is optimally flexible: the compact, half-size card comes at-
tached to a full length, plated aluminum frame. The frame has
mounting holes positioned to accept standard, 3.5" SCSI hard
disk units such as those manufactured by MiniScribe, Seagate,
Rodime, and others (hard disk mechanisms must be supplied by
the user or his dealer as a separate purchase item). Alternatively,
you can cable-connect to a SCSI drive mounted in your Amiga's
disk bay or in an external chassis. As many as seven hard disks
may be connected to a single HardFrame. There is no size limit
on each disk. HardFrame/2000 includes a 50-pin SCSI cable and
header connectors for either 50-pin or 25-pin cable connection.
Also included is a current tap to power frame-mounted drives di-
rectly from the slot itself. HardFrame/2000 comes complete with
driver, installation, and diagnostic software. Available September 1988.
Suggested list price, £329 (hard disk not included).

All the memory space you and your Amiga 2000
need -in a modern, highly integrated FastRAM

expansion board. In 8-UP!, MicroBotics went all the way to
provide you with a truly Amiga-specific memory design to meet
the special demands of the Amiga's high speed multitasking en-
vironment: The heart of any memory expansion is its DRAM con-
troller circuitry. Rather than compromising with off-the-shelf
parts, MicroBotics developed its own, custom controller design
and built it into high-speed, Programmable Macro Logic chips (Sig-
netics PLHS501). These new, super chips (each 8-UP! uses two
PML's) permit MicroBotics to employ sparse refresh technology to
assure that your 8-UP! is a truly zero wait-state/minimal-refresh-
collision memory design. If you're putting eight megabytes in
only one slot, that means that you probably have plans for your
other A2000 slots. 8-UP! gives you new freedom to do that plan-
ning since, unlike other ram peripherals, it is an extremely low-
power memory card- a single, fully-loaded, 8-megabyte 8-UP!
draws an astoundingly efficient 0.800 milliamps! That's less than
two-fifths of the power "budget" for a single slot! Low power draw
also means that the card is cool-running for reliability and long
life (not to mention a cooler Amiga!). 8-UP! offers you maximum
flexibility in memory configuration: it is organized into two sep-
arate PIC's (Amiga-speak for autoconfiguring peripherals). Each
8-UP! PIC consists of four SIMM module sockets; these sockets
accept either 256k-byte or 1 megabyte SIMM 's (Single Inline
Memory Modules). You can also purchase optional PopSJMM
boards from MicroBotics; fill them with conventional RAM ; then
use PopSIMM's to fill your 8-UP! The card can run with as little
as 5I2k of memory or as much as eight megs -with many inter-
mediate configurations possible (particularly the six megabyte
configuration, most desirable for use with a BridgeCard™). 8-UP!
is speedy, efficient, custom memory technology for your Amiga
2000 -and it's available now! 8-UP! suggested list price is S199 (Ok installed).
Optional PopSIMM's are S49.95 per pair.

The HardFrame/2000 photo shows the
product with a MiniScribe 20 megabyte
hard disk installed. Hard disks are not
included in the purchase price of Hard-
Frame. Note that if placed in the first
slot, HardFrama uses only one slot.

MicroBotiesJnc.

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izable. {DataRetrieve was reviewed by Al Willen on p. 74
in the June '88 issue of Amiga World.)

Note.: DataRetrieve Professional, with advanced features,
is scheduled for release later this fall.

Superbase Personal

Precision Software Ltd. / SI 49.95. Superbase Per-
sonal combines highly powerful features and simple
mouse and menu operation. The size of a Superbase
Personal file is limited only by available RAM and
disk space, as is the number of files you can keep
open simultaneously.

When creating a file, you must specify field types
(including "external" for picture files) and formats
(a wide variety of numeric, date, and monetary for-
mats are available); you can even specify that data
must fall within a range. The program allows vou to
assign required status to any field, and index status
to as many as 999 fields. You can also set up fields
to perform calculations based on values in previous
fields; numeric. Boolean, and 29 other functions arc
built in.

Entering data, editing, and formatting ihe screen
is all done with mouse and icons. Moving around a
Superbase Personal file is like operating a VCR with
12 control buttons: You can fast forward, rewind, and
so on. File-display options arc table, form, or record
formats. In form mode, you simply click and drag
the fields on the screen to customize your output.

Templates called queries are the vehicles for sort-
ing and searching. These templates, which you can
save to disk for later use. are highly flexible, allowing
you to specify which fields to search, the search order,
any filters or limitations, and what types of file cal-
culations are to be performed. The program uses
queries to structure reports and labels as well, and
while they offer many options, boilerplate features
are not available.

Superbase Personal's ease of use and sophisticated
search and calculation routines make it one of the
best for data manipulation and structuring. (Superbase
Personal was reviaved by Al Willen on p. 66 in the July/
August '87 issue of Amiga World.)

dBMAN

VersaSoft Corporation / Si 99.95. dBMAN is a re-
lational database program thai allows an infinite
number of files and virtually limitless file and record
sizes. The program offers three functions: informa-
tion management, program development, and report
and label printing. The disk contains a tutorial and
a point-and-click guide to using the software, as well
as a simple checkbook manager.

dBMAN accepts four data types: character, nu-
meric, logical (yes/no and true/false), and date. You
can retrieve and relate data from ten files simulta-
neously. Your display options are wide ranging: You
can display an entire file (or the portion that fits on

screen) and type in commands to scroll through it;
you can also display selected records (using ALL and
FOR commands) or fields within records, or simply
the file structure (size and number of fields).

Communicating with the program involves enter-
ing commands on a CLI-like line. The EDIT command
lets you change data within records singly, while the
REPLACE command can change the specifics of
many records at once. Changing your database struc-
ture involves making a temporary copy of your file,
restructuring (inserting or erasing fields, or changing
field name, type, or size), and then refilling the file
with the stored information.

To move through files, use the SKIP and GOTO
commands. You can sort or index files in multiple
levels by any category, in ascending or descending
order. Two different commands let you search and
display occurrences; one works on indexed fields
within files, the other in unindexed files.

The COUNT command will yield a total number
of records meeting a specified criterion, and the SUM
command performs addition on numeric fields. You
can selectively copy files, records, or record struc-
tures, using scope modifiers and the FOR expression.
The APPEND command can read data from another
dBMAN file, a DIE file, or a delineated ASCII text
file, and tack it to the end of your current file. The
UPDATE command will make changes to specified
records based on information contained in another
file. You can also convert dBase II and III files to
dBMAN by making some minor program changes.

To format printer output, define top, bottom, and
left margins, lines per page, and headers and footers
including page numbers. You can format up to 20
columns and generate detailed or summary reports.
Text can be underlined or set in bold, and you can
change the type size. (dBMAN was reviewed by Ted
Salamone on p. 85 in the September/October '87 issue of
Amiga World.)

Note: dBMAN version 5 is due out in early autumn.

Acquisition

Taurus-lmpex / $299.95 Acquisition is a relational
database with capacities beyond most Amiga config-
urations in the home. It boasts field capacities of 10
megabytes, a maximum of 10 million fields per record,
and 100 million records per file for a total file size of
one gigabyte. Files may contain IFF graphics.

The two-disk system offers an impressive assort-
ment of utilities, which are separated into modules.
At (he heart of Acquisition is a user-interface language
called Acorn, a combination of BASIC and C that is
similar to dBase Ill's Prism programming language,
or Paradox's PAL. Using Acorn and the 300-page
manual, you should he able to customize almost every
aspect of file creation, data entry, data manipulation,
and reporting.

When building a database with the creating, past-
ing, and bridging editors, you can specify field names, *

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THE AMIGA HOME

VIDEO

COMPANION

A step-by-step, how-to guide for using your Amiga to spice up your home
movies with snappy titling and some simple, yet impressive video effects.

WHEN WAS THE last tiiiic you viewed your home
movies and wondered which relatives these were in
the footage or what the name of the plate you visited
was on that vacation you took four years ago?
Wouldn't it he nice to be able to go back and put
thai information on the videotape permanently?
Lcarning some basic video-titling procedures can
solve your problem and, in the future, allow you
to create titles as you complete your home video
productions.

In addition, mastering some equally basic video-
graphics techniques can open up a host of creative
home movie-making opportunities. Adding special
effects — such as "transporting" people in and out of
scenes, setting up "force fields" to separate things
from their environments, or even landing spaceships
in otherwise ordinary scenes — will give you the kind
of cinemalographical options you thought only peo-
ple like Steven Spielberg could enjoy.

All that is required are a video camera, a VCR,
your Amiga (with a genlock), and the appropriate
software.

VIDEO TITLING

A first step in spicing up your home movies is to
provide tilling by means of a character generator
(CC) — a device that creates text and places it in the
form of titling (and other information) onto video.
You can transform your Amiga into a character gen-
erator with a number of excellent programs, such as

I'm Video CC1 and Pro Video Plus (PVS Publishing),
Video filler (Aegis Development), TV*Text and
TV*Show (Brown-Wagh Publishing), and, for sophis-
ticated 3-D titling. VideoScape 3-D (Aegis). These
represent only a small selection of what's available.
(For a more complete listing, see "Videot's Delight,"
p. 23, in the March '88 issue of AmigaWorld.)

Casting Your Characters

Here are some tips on using a character generator
for the first time:

■ Watch your home-produced videotape all of the
way through and make notes on what you want
your titling to "say" and where on the screen il
should be placed with respect to spacing and read-
ability.

■ Do not choose a font that is difficult to read.

■ Do not choose a font color that clashes with vid-
eotaped subjects and/or material.

■ Do not clutter [he screen with CG information.

■ When you display your information, do not leave
it on screen longer than it takes for you to read it
twice.

Because videotape, unlike Him, does not permit
multiple exposures, you cannot simply reexpose die
film in the camera to produce titles. You must add
the titles while you are copying from one VCR to
another. To achieve this, you must connect the com-
posite video output of the first VCR to the composite i

By Wayland W. Strickland

ILLUSTRATED HVJOHN CRAIG

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video input of a genlock, and then connect the com-
posite video output of (he genlock to the composite
video input of the second VCR. Finally, connect your
monitor, or television, to the second VCR's composite
video output (if using a monitor) or RF output (if
using a television). (This may seem complicated, but
if you consult Figure 1, you will see that this scheme
of connecting the components is not as difficult as
it sounds.)

Before we move on, a brief discussion of the gen-
lock component mentioned above is in order. In
addition, we will try to explain the differences in
capabilities and features among genlocks, as well as
the specialized "video loop-through" feature found
only in select models of genlocks.

A genlock synchronizes the video signals between
a VCR or camera and the Amiga, permitting video
created on the Amiga to be overlaid on top of video
coming from the VCR or camera. Thus, the back-
ground video (color in the Amiga palette) always
originates from your external source (the VCR or
camera), while your Amiga always generates the fore-
ground video.

Genlocks come in two basic configurations. The
less expensive units, such as Mimelics' AmiGen and
Commodore's A 1 301), do not allow the Am iga's graph-
ics to be "faded in" or "faded out." The graphics are
simply "full up" or "full on" all the time. More ex-
pensive genlocks, such as Digital Creations'
SuperGcn and GlennLoc's RM-2, do allow you to
"dissolve" computer-generated graphics over exter-
nal video. SeiTech's GcnKcy, although priced com-
parably with SuperGen, also does not allow for fade-
ins and fade-outs.

Both GenKey and SuperGen do, however, have
what is known as a "video loop-through." This permits
another monitor or l\ displav to use the same video
source as the genlock. Thus, you can observe your
source video on one display while watching, on an-
other monitor (connected to VCR #2), your source

video with graphics overlaid. In this way you can
separate the two images in your mind, stopping to
adjust and fine tune your productions as you go.

If you do not have another monitor to attach to
this video loop-through connector, then your video
may look too "hot" (contrast and brightness are too
high, resulting in a "bright" picture). To solve this
problem, first check your genlock manual to sec if
the genlock has a built-in switch that will correct for
this brightness problem. If not, visit your local elec-
tronics store and purchase a 75-ohm video terminat-
ing resistor and connect it to the video loop-through
connector.

Roll Those Credits

The next step is to power up your computer and load
the CG program of your choice. Select a font, font
size, and color, and size and direction of the drop
shadow. Then compose your pages in the order in
which you are going to record them onto your vid-
eotape. Many of the character-generator programs
permit fancy ways of displaying the information on
the screen, such as slides, wipes, checkerboard pat-
terns, and so forth. Select any special screen transi-
tions desired and, depending on the program, save
the information for use when you copy the "home
movie."

Insert the master videotape (the one you want to
add titling to) into VCR #1 and insert a blank vid-
eotape into VCR #2. You should note that when
copying a videotape, there will always be a slight loss
in picture and sound quality. This loss, however, can
be minimized by recording the original and the du-
plicate in the fastest speed on your VCR (SP for VHS,
Bll for 1JF.TA). A good habit to gel into with your
initial productions is to make a test recording before
dubbing the entire videotape. Place VCR #1 (source
machine) into plav mode white simultaneously plac-
ingVCR #2 (record machine) into record mode. Clear
the computer screen in your CG program or go to a

Figure 1. Component setup for

video titling.

(with CG program)

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blank page and try your test recording. If the test
recording turned out favorably, you are ready to
begin dubbing. If it did not record properly, check
lo see dial the cables are In nily connected, the gen-
lock is plugged in, and your computer is on.

Using the notes you made from an earlier screen-
ing, watch the monitor (or television) as the part of
the videotape you wish to add titling over is shown.
Depending on your CG program, initiate the proper
command sequence to display the titling information.
Repeal this operation until you finish adding all of
the titling you wish to your videotape.

ADVANCED VIDEO EFFECTS

With the same set of components used for titling,
you can put your Amiga to work creating a repertoire
of special effects for your home video productions.
For instance, you can transport yourself and a friend
to faraway places or planets, create a force field (to
keep away monsters, in-laws, or presidential aspi-
rants), or land a spaceship in your backyard. No
longer are these well-known special effects limited to
professionals. How, you say, can all these be simu-
lated? We'll try to provide some explanations, and
advice, concerning the creation of a few of your
favorite effects.

Getting Away From It All: The
Transporter Effect

The transporter effect has been used in a number of
television programs over the years. Its original method
of creation involved dropping aluminum dust through
the beam of a high-intensity light as the subject was
being photographed. An optical printer was then used
to matte the effect on top of the person or object to be
"transported." You can accomplish this effect more sim-
ply by using almost any paint program with the ability to
cycle colors (such as DeiuxePaint II), a video camera, a
VCR, and a monitor.

Figure 2. Component setup for
transporter effect.

Choose an object (or person) to "transport" and
set up your video camera so that your object is aligned
in the center of the screen. Connect your video cam-
era's composite video output to the composite video
input of the genlock. (Note that because some older
home video cameras and camcorders are not
equipped with a composite video output, you may
need to purchase a power supply for your specific
model of camera that will furnish you with such an
output.) Connect the composite video output of the
genlock to the composite video input of the VCR.
(See Figure 2 for a diagram of the setup described
above.)

Turn on the power to your Amiga and load the
paint program (DeiuxePaint II, in this example).
When the prompt appears, select interlace mode and
then select palette from the project menu. The best
colors for the transporter effect are blue or yellow-
gold. (In our example, we will use gold.)

Select the lightest color of gold in the palette and
copy it lo the top of the third column and the bottom
of the fourth column, proceeding from left to right.
Select the darkest color of gold and copy it to the
bottom of the third column and the top of the fourth
column. Use the pointer to select the light gold at
the top of the third column. Select the "spread" icon
and touch the dark gold at the bottom of the third
column. Repeat this step for the fourth column. You
should now have a range of gold that begins with a
light shade, gradually darkens, and then lightens
again.

To make the transporter effect look real, you must
cycle the complete range of gold shades. To accom-
plish this, touch the light-gold shade at the top of the
third column, select the "range" icon, and touch the
light-gold shade at the bottom of the fourth column.
Now select the cycle speed — normally about one-half
to three-quarters on is fast enough to appear real.
Exit the palette menu and then trace the outline of
the object that you will be transporting. When you ■

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finish tracing the outline, turn on the dithering mode
by pressing the right button on your mouse and select
the paint can. There arc three dithering types you
can select. The first is identified by an icon box that
is an up/down arrow; this is the icon we will use. (For
more complex and interesting effects, you might ex-
periment with the other two icons.) Move the slider
all the way to the right so that the individual colors
are thoroughly mixed.

The next step is to outline the object you wish to
make disappear with one of the colors in the range.
Using the paint can, fill in the outline completely
(which may take a few moments). Now press the tab
key lo begin the cycling effect. Depending on your
genlock, you can cither dissolve the effect over the
object or "cut" the effect (for a sudden appearance)
on the object. To "cut" back and forth between the
effect and the object, use the J key. This will swap the
current page in DeluxePaint II with the background
page. If your genlock will perform a dissolve, this is
the best way to achieve this effect.

Finally, you are ready to "transport" your object, in-
sert a blank video cassette into your VCR and record the
object without the effect, then record the effect overlaid
on the object. While the effect is still being displayed,
pause the VCR. Move the object out of the camera's
frame of view, press PAUSE to begin recording again,
and remove the effect (either by dissolving or cutting, as
discussed above). Rewind the videotape, play it back,
and see how easy it is to make an object transport to any
imagined destination.

If you've used your VCR for any length of time,
you are no doubt aware of the "glitch" that occurs
every time you pause the VCR or perform an edit.
Ibis happens because the tape is not at the proper
speed to stall recording and ihe video head did not
erase part of the old recording before starling with
the new. To avoid this and other problems, VCR
manufacturers began incorporating into recent units
a feature called a living erase head. When making
an edit on units so equipped, the VCR will initiate
what is called a pre-roll. The VCR will back the tape
up about five seconds to allow sufficient time for the
tape to get up to the proper speed. Once the VCR
comes to Ihe frame where the new video is to start,
the Hying erase head will erase the old video from
that point on, creating blank space for the new in-
formation to be placed on the tape. This eliminates
the glitch and the problem.

BEHIND PAKTIALLY-CLOSED DOORS:
FORCE FIELDS

Setting up a "force field" is similar lo creating the
transporter effect, except thai the former does not
apply to merely the outline of an object; a room or
any "field" you wish affected can be subjected to this

effccl. An ideal place, lor instance, would In- a door-
way where you would have .someone stand behind

the area in which the force field will exist. (For die
sake of continuity, we will use the doorway example
throughout the explanation.) Position the video cam-
era directly in front of the door so that the camera
sits approximately eight to ten feet from (he physical
doorway.

Set up your color palette as described earlier for
the transporter effect and outline the interior of the
doorway with one or more of the colors in the range.
Use the airbrush to fill in the outline, leaving some
space for the camera to "see through" in order to
permit the viewing of persons present behind the
effect (as if, for instance, you arc in a type of holding
cell with the force field keeping you imprisoned while
a "guard" is outside ihe cell door). Again, depending
on your genlock, you can cither dissolve this effect
in and out (fade in about halfway — a "ghost effect"
is most effective), or use the J key to cut the effect
on and off.

Close Encounters: The Spaceship
Landing Effect

This effect requires a hit of preproduction planning
and also requires a two-dimensional animation pro-
gram, such as Aegis Animator or DeluxeVideo Con-
struction Set, or a solid-object animation program,
such as VideoScapc 3-D (which we will use for our
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"infinite loop ship" (denoted in the file listing as
"InfLoopShip") on ihe program's object disk. You
must plot the course of the spacecraft — how the ship
enters, lands, and exits the scene — and set the camera
angle and the position of the light source before
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script file for these movements should be saved into
the camera directory as follows:

3DC1

After loading the information into the word pro-
cessor, load VideoScape 3-D — the object, motion, and
camera files. The light source defaults to the position
of "shilling" straight down onto the scene. Insert a
blank, formatted disk into one of your drives and
select "Begin Anim Recording" from the record
menu. A requester will display asking you to select
the drive in which you wish to save the anim, along
with a file name. Select the drive that you inserted
the disk into and press the "Begin Animation" button.
(Note that the compilation will take about 25 minutes
to conclude.)

After the animation has been compiled, the control
window will reappear, at which time you should turn
off the anim recording. Exit VideoScape 3-D and
then load the CLI from the window and type "play-
anim [file. name]." After the animation loads from
the disk, type "2" to designate the speed of the ani-
mation, and then type "2" again to represent the
number of replications of the action.

Once you are satisfied with the presentation of
your animation, position your video camera at the
scene (your backyard in this case) and connect the
composite video output of the camera to the com-
posite video input of the genlock. Connect the com-
posite video output of the genlock to the composite
video input of your VCR. Set your VCR in record
mode and press Return on the computer keyboard
to initiate the animation. Once the animation has
played through completely, press Return twice more
to repeat the action. Stop the recording of the vid-
eotape and view your masterpiece. Now- you have
documented proof of a "close encounter" that took
place in your own backyard! If you wish, you can add
sound effects to further enhance the realism of the
scene.

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Amiga World Editorial Department, HO Elm Street,
I'eterborough, NH 03458.

46 September 1988

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Picture

By David T. McClellan

48 September 1988

Using SuperBitMap windows to scroll oversized

images can cut some major graphics programming

problems down to size.

KF.KPING TRACK OK all the code
needed to display oversized graphics
in simple windows turns you into a
juggler instead of a programmer. SuperBitMap win-
dows condense die many image-related variables
into a manageable ball, tossing the work of moni-
toring and refreshing the display to Intuition. With
an understanding of Intuition structures and
SuperBitMap windows, vou can easiU write code
that lets you scroll an oversized image up. down,
and all around so you can see the hidden parts.

While vou still have to allocate and initialize the
bitmaps for your windows and screens, with SuperB it-
Maps, Intuition remembers which sections of an
image are obscured by oilier windows, which sec-
tions are beyond the screen's boundaries, and the
pieces of the image that must be copied back to
the screen should the user shift the image. The ac-
companying program listing, BigPicl (see Listing
I), demonstrates these techniques. An IFF/ILBM
reader. BigPict displays and scrolls larger-than-
screen-size images from paint programs. I wrote
the program in Benchmark Modula-2, but. if you
are more comfortable speaking CI, translating it
should not be too difficult.

In and Out the Windows

To keep track of the images and system require-
ments of your screens and windows while display-
ing a picture, your program must call several data
structures from the ROM Kernel drawing routines.
Each window and screen has a bitmap, a large area
of memory that Intuition and your program mod-
ify when drawing. The height and width of the bit-
ma]) limit the dimensions ol the picture. The num-
ber of bitplanes (also called rasters) deep the bit-

map is determines how many colors
are in your picture. (For more on how
bitplanes determine color, see "Flow
the Amiga Creates a Display," p. 30, in the March/
April "86 issue of AmigaW/ntd.) Your program's Win-
dow and Screen structures use the system structure
Rasl Ports to keep informal ion aboul the bitmap —
current pen position and draw color, fill pattern,
sprite list, and so on. They also call the VicwPon
structure for a description of the portion of the
bitmap that the screen can show. The ViewPort is
alwavs as wide as the screen (32(1 or fi-10 pixels).
but you can set the vertical size. The Layer struc-
ture describes the portions of the bitmap visible in
the window and determines which parts of the bit-
ma]) you can draw in (some sections may be ob-
scured by other windows). All of these structures
must reside in chip memory, a precious resource
when you work with large pictures. A 1021 x 1024
eight-color picture consumes over :581K.

If you draw images smaller than the window,
vour program needs to pass the RaslPort's pointer
to the drawing primitives, the operating system's
lowest-level drawing routines. Images larger than
your display need a little more monitoring. To
change the porrion of the graphic the program
shows, you have to tell the drawing routines what
to display through the Layer and the ViewPort
Structures. Remember, as you draw. Intuition keeps
a copy of the artwork on display, but it does not
know when the underlying bitmap has been
changed or shifted: you have to tell it.

Layered Refreshment

To make some of what the demo does easier to
program, I used Intuition functions to build my*

AmigaWorld I'J

screens and windows (which automatically set up
the Viewports. RastPorts, and Layer structures for
me), Intuition supplies noninterlaced (200 pixels
high) and interlaced (100 high) screens in lo-rcs
(320 pixels wide) and hi -res (640 wide). The win-
dows you render on a screen, from very small to as
large as the screen, inherit ihe screen's type. Each
program running under Intuition may have one or
more windows tied to it. Because windows can over-
lap. Intuition uses the ROM Kernel Layers routines

and the Window type to delimit the areas of a win-
dow in which you can draw.

The amount of work Intuition and your program
have to do to fix the imagery if a previously ob-
scured area is revealed determines the window's
type. For Simple Refresh windows, Intuition clears
the uncovered rectangle and tells your program
what needs fixing. For Smart Refresh windows, In-
tuition keeps a copy of covered areas and replaces
newly revealed pieces as needed. In both cases,
your program cannot draw into the covered areas
until ihcy are displayed again. For the Super-
BitMap window used in the demo, your program
must allocate and initialize the bitmaps for the win-
dow and screen, but it can draw anywhere on the
bitmap and never has to worry about refreshing it.
Intuition will copy whatever pieces it needs from
your bitmap to its display.

In addition to keeping track of windows and
overlaying areas, the Layers library routines and
the Layer structure control the part of the bitmap
that is visible if the bitmap is larger than the

screen. You can use the ScrolILayer function to
move the window around over that bitmap to dis-
play different chunks of it, similar to viewing a
microfiche.

Intuition also provides an input medium for the
program, via the mouse and keyboard. The mouse
indicates positions and clicks gadgets and menu
items; the keyboard sends either raw or vanilla key-
strokes. Each input, whether click or keystroke, is
sent to the program as a message via the window's
IDCMP port. When you set up the Window struc-
ture in your program, you specify message flags,
telling Intuition the kinds of messages to which the
program will listen.

RawKey events send a message to the program
when a key is pressed and another when the key is
released. The messages consist of an escape code
signaling the position of the key and a number
identifying the key. These key numbers are as-
signed to each key based on the System Default
Console Key Mapping table, while vanilla keys give
you simply the ASCII value corresponding to the
key. 1 used RawKeys in BigPict because their dual
message system is the best way for the program to
recognize cursor keys and shift-key combinations.

Kach window can have gadgets. The most famil-
iar gadget, the only one IligPict uses, is the button-
like close gadget in the upper-left corner of a win-
dow. When you click on the close gadget, Intuition
sends a close message to the program, and it shuts
down, allowing you to exit.

With Simple Refresh, Smart Refresh, and SupcrBit-
Map windows. Intuition draws its gadgets right on
the bitmap, positioning a drag bar and close but-
tons at the top, the resizing gadget at the bottom,
and so on. If you want only the title bar displayed,
you can set the Borderless flag in the Window
structure (about 10 pixels high across the top of
the screen). So, if your program wants to use the
close gadget and title bar, it has to leave space in
the image for Intuition to display them. If you
scroll the image, the title bar and close gadget will
disappear. Calling RefreshWindowFrame will draw
the new bar into the scrolled image, but will leave
the new title bar in the middle of the picture when
you scroll back to the top. To solve the problem,
set the GimmeZeroZero window flag, which tells In-
tuition to allocate another separate layer for its
window accompaniments. With GimmeZeroZero,
the title bar sits on the image like a plastic overlay,
letting the bitmap scroll underneath it. You pay for
the solution with memory. A 1024 x 1021 by eight-
color picture with a 320 x 200-pixel display is a
tight fit.

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Amiga graphics. An IFF ILliM file contains an en-
coded form of the bitmap on which the picture
was originally drawn (including the color palette
and size), so that any IFF-compatible program can
reconstruct the image. An option for the Bench-
mark Modula-2 compiler, the IFF and Image Re-
source Library ($99) includes a procedure that
accepts pointers to an IFF file, then checks the file,
allocates the bitplanes for the bitmap, and reads in
the image and its header (color information and
such). Because incorporating the routine was easier
than writing my own code, I used the routine in
my demo program.

BigPict loads an IFF ILBM picture that is larger
than the screen, and lets you scroll around with the
arrow keys. The main program. BigPict. bandies
user interaction and the details of scrolling. It calls
two procedures: Drawlt, to put an image on the

screen, and DrawCleanup, to close up and deallo-
cate resources when it's time to quit.

BigPict in Action

The main program, BigPict, starts up by calling
Drawlt (see the listing's DrawItlFF module), which
checks for errors, opens the IFF file, allocates a
BitMap descriptor (but not the memory needed)
and then calls ReadPicture to load the image. A
Benchmark library routine, ReadPicture, scans the
IFF ILBM header to determine the height, width,
and depth of the image, allocates the number of
rasters it will occupy, and loads it into memory. To
inform Drawlt of the image's size and the colors it

uses. ReadPicture stores some of the header infor-
mation in the IBLMFrame structure provided by
Drawlt. When ReadPicture returns. Drawlt allo-
cates a 320x200 screen. Drawlt lakes the depth
(number of bitplanes) from the ILBM header de-
rived by ReadPicture, reads the color set from the
ILBMFrame struct, and loads the values into the
Screen structure's color set. At that point it initial-
izes a NewScreen structure and creates a screen by
calling OpenScreen( ). BigPict then iiiilialij-.es the
NewWindow structure for the display window. Set-
ting the Flags field to WindowClose, Borderless,
Activate, GimmeZeroZero, and SuperBitMap gives
you a borderless window (title bar only) with a
close gadget. The window becomes active as soon
as you open it. Set the IDCMPFIags (the flags tell-
ing Intuition what kinds of messages the program
will recognize) to CloseWindow and RawKey. As
the code trundles along, it remembers what it has
done so that it can call the cleanup routine
(DrawCleanup) to deallocate all (he assigned re-
sources and exit the program at several critical
points.

When Drawlt finishes, it returns control to Big-
Pict's main program. BigPict sets the initial posi-
tion-tracker variables (specifying the position of the
window's upper-left corner) that it shares with its
TryMove procedure, then waits for messages from
Intuition. Messages come along the normal route —
the Amiga message system sends message events to
a port set up by the main program. In this case,
when you create the new window, Intuition at-
taches the message port UserPort to it. Each mes-
sage port you create has a signal bit allocated to it.
Through the Wait call, BigPict tells AmigaDOS it
will not continue to another task until it gets a sig-
nal with the specified bit.

Once the program receives the signal that there
is at least one message waiting. BigPict captures the
message using GetMsg( ). BigPict extracts the mes-
sage class and associated message code from each
Intuition message, then uses RcplyMsg to inform
Intuition it is done with its message. Next the pro-
gram checks for a Closewindow message. If BigPict
receives one, the program calls DrawCleanup and
quits; otherwise it looks for keystrokes.

The type of keystroke (arrow-key presses, shift-
key presses and releases, and the Help-key press)
determines the program's action. The arrow keys
signal that the user is attempting to move the im-
age in the direction of the key's arrow. The arrow-
key alone calls for a one-pixel move; an arrow-key
and shift-key combination signals a jump often
pixels. When the user press a shift key, BigPict in-
crements a shift counter; when the key is released,
the shift counter is decremented. The Help key
provides a quick way to move the image back to its
upper-left corner. ►-

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Listing I. BigPict
MODULE BigPict;

BigPict - A Modula-2 Demo which imports a *)

larger-than-screen-size image and lets the *)

user scroll around in it using the arrow *)

keys. Demonstrates use large images, *)

scrolling, and intercepting raw keystrokes *)
as Intuition events. *)

David T. McClellan March/April 1988. *)
For September 1988 AmigaWorld. *)
Written in Benchmark Modula-2. *)
M

"ROM SYSTEM IMPORT

ADR, TSIZE, BYTE, ADDRESS ;

FROM InOut IMPORT

WriteString, WriteLn;

FROM System IMPORT

argc, argv;

FROM Intuition IMPORT

ScreenPtr, ScreenFlags, ScreenFlagsSet ,

NewScreen, NewScreenPtr , CustomScreen,

Window, WindowPtr, NewWindow,

NewWindowPtr , WindowFlags, WindowFlagsSet ,
SuperBitMap, IDCMPFlags, IDCMPFlagsSet,

IntuiMessage, IntuiMessagePtr,

OpenScreen, CloseScreen, RethinkDisplay,
MakeScreen, OpenWindow, CloseWindow,
Ref reshWindowFrame,OpenWorkBench,
ViewAddress, ViewPortAddress, CursorUp,
CursorDown, CursorLeft, CursorRight;

FROM Clipping IMPORT

Layer, LayerPtr;

FROM Layers IMPORT

ScroliLayer;

FROM Memory IMPORT

AllocMem, FreeMem, MemPublic, MemChip,
MemClear,MemReqSet;

FROM Ports IMPORT

GetMsg, ReplyMsg;

FROM Tasks IMPORT

Wait, SignalSet;

FROM Rasters IMPORT

RastPort, RastPortPtr;

FROM Views IMPORT

ViewModes, ViewModesSet,

Viewport, ViewPortPtr;

FROM DrawItlFF IMPORT(* Our own module *)

Drawlt, DrawCleanup;

CONST

(* Keyboard constants *)

RtShiftOn = 97; RtShiftOff = 225;

LfShiftOn =9 6; LfShiftOff = 224;

HelpKey = 95; (* Use for "Go to the Top" *)

VAR

Xmax, Ymax : INTEGER; (*maxima of screen *)

CurX, CurY : INTEGER; (* Current Upper

<* Left Corner Coords *)

PROCEDURE TryMove (awin : WindowPtr ;

newx, newy: INTEGER);

VAR

boundedX, boundedY : INTEGER;

vwidth, vheight : INTEGER;

dx, dy : INTEGER; (* For ScroliLayer *)

winvport : ViewPortPtr;

{* awin's Viewport *)
BEGIN

winvport := ViewPortAddress (awin");
vwidth := winvport" .DWidth;
vheight := winvport" . DHeight;
IF (newx < 0) THEN
boundedX := 0;

ELSIF ((newx + vwidth-1) > Xmax) THEN
boundedX := Xmax - vwidth;

ELSE

Listing continued on p. SS

To shift the image, BigPict decides on the direc-
tion of the attempted move and calls TryMove.
TryMove limits the move to keep you from scroll-
ing outside of the image. Once the program de-
cides on the proper distance to move, it calls
ScroliLayer (from the Layers library) to move the
window over the bitmap. Once the window is repo-
sitioned, BigPict tells Intuition to redraw the dis-
play by calling the functions MakeScreen and
RethinkDisplay.

After TryMove is done, BigPict wails for more
input. If it receives another arrow- or Help-key

message, it scrolls; if it gets a shift press or release,
the program alters the shift counter. If BigPict gets
a Close message, it calls DrawCleanup to free the
memory and quits. The logic follows one simple
path — gel a key, try a move, and do a ScroliLayer,
or quit.

To see the BigPict in action, compile it and then
type:

BigPict IFFfilename

Whether you are writing a custom drawing pro-
gram or simply a slide viewer, SuperBitMap win-
dow scrolling techniques let you spend more time
admiring the results of your labors and less time
laboring. ■

David T. McClellan is a contributing editor to Amiga-
World Write to him at 104 Chevron Circle, Cary, NC
27511.

54 September I9SS

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singing the praises of the ch-ch-ch-changes to CLJ commands.

By Bill Catchings and Mark L. Van Name

*Edilor's Note: To get the information on ver-
sion 1.3 to you as quickly as possible, the au-
thors have had to use a "gamma" version of
AmigaDOS 1.3. A gamma version is one that
(Umunoiiore circulates to developers and a Jew
other groups so that those groups can see
what 's coming and help shake out any bugs. It
is the last unofficial release before the software
hits your dealer's shelves.

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have the same new CI J commands as this
gamma version, but Commodore still could
make some changes before it releases the final
version. To be safe, when you buy a copy of
version 1.3, plan to spetui a feiv minutes veri-
fying that everything works as it is described
here.

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over 20 commands — far more than space
permits us to cover here. So, we'll hit as

many of the more interesting changes as
we can. One of the most important
things that we gain from 1.3 is its new
FastFileSystem, FFS. FFS makes hard disk
accesses much faster, although it does
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the standard file system, adding extra
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disk's speed. If you have extra memory,
ADDBUFFERS is now a much more use
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that make it work better with hard disks
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in particular. The new QUICK option
lets you save a lot of time when you are
formatting a hard disk. If you use this
option, FORMAT creates and formats
only the root hlock, the hoot block, and
the bitmap blocks that it uses to control
disk usage.

You can also decide whether the hard
disk or hard-disk partition you are for-
matting should run under FFS or the
standard file system. You can do so in
either of two ways. Commodore would
prefer you to state your preference in
the MountList entry for that disk or par-
tition. To make it an FFS partition, use a
DosTypc entry that says FFS. To make
the disk use the standard file system,
omit that line.

Messing around with the MountList
can be intimidating. It is full of technical
lines that most of us care little about. To
avoid ever seeing it, when you format
your partition, use the FFS option or the
NOFFS (standard file system) option to
indicate which file system you want the
partition to use. Be sure you mean what
you say here, because these options will
override the disk's MountList entry.

One other disk-related command, DISK-
DOCTOR, will work a bit better under
1.3. It will not work a great deal better,
but even a small improvement is nice
when you are talking about a command
that helps you save files from crashed
disks.

A Bit of Real Protection

AmigaDOS has offered the PROTECT
command from the beginning, but it's
never been very useful. Its one claim to
fame is that you can use it to protect a
file from deletion by removing its delete
option (bit). For example:

PROTECT myfile rwe

Version 1.3 represents another step
forward for this command, but, unfortu-
nately, not enough of a step to make it
worth using frequently. In addition to
the existing four options (RWED), you
can set four new protection options:

A — archive
H — hidden
P — pure
S — script

The A option lets you mark files for
archiving. While 1.3 does not do any-
thing with the H option now, it seems a
logical choice for a means to make a file

"invisible" to the CLI. Many other oper-
ating systems, including MS-DOS, sup-
port hidden files. The P option indicates
a file whose code is "pure" (more on
that term next month). Finally, the S op-
tion denotes a script, or command, file,
another topic for a future column.

Rather than simply stating all of a
file's options, as you must do with 1.2,
you can add new options to a file or sub-
tract existing ones. To do this you use
the ADD (or + ) and SUB ( - ) keywords.
For example:

PROTECT myfile ADD S

or the synonymous:
PROTECT myfile +S

will turn on the S option of myfile.
Similarly:

PROTECT myfile SUB S

will remove that option, as will:
PROTECT myfile -S

Just as PROTECT has been updated to
take into account the new protection
bits, other commands, such as COPY,
have been changed as well. COPY gives
you much better control over the attri-
butes of a duplicate file. By default,
AmigaDOS copies the protection bits of
the source file to the resulting destina-
tion file. The date and the comment are
not copied. New options enable you to
override these defaults. NOPRO specifies
that the protection bits should not be
copied. DATE and COM copy the source
file's date and comment, respectively.
CLONE causes all the attributes — the
date, protection bits, and comment — to
be copied.

To further simplify the duplication of
files, COPY will now create a new direc-
tory if the TO parameter's destination is
a directory that does not exist.

A List of LIST

The LIST command also has been
changed to support the new protection
bits and to add new functions. The new
protection bits are now displayed along
with the old ones in a file listing. In ad-
dition, LIST will handle file patterns
rather than just directories. For example,
you can now type:

LIST S:S#?

to list all the files in the S directory start-
ing with the letter S.

New or changed options permit you to
tailor the output of a LIST command.
QUICK now eliminates the extra spaces
after file names. BLOCK lists the size of
files in blocks, instead of in the usual
bytes. With the FILES or DIRS options,
you can restrict the output of a listing to
files only or directories only.

More complex, the LFORMAT option
can be used to quickly create scripts to
operate on a set of files. To use the op-
tion, include a LFORMAT = "<output
format>" clause in a LIST command. For
each file found, LIST outputs a line us-
ing that format string. The output for-
mat string can include any characters
plus the following special meanings. If a
%S is found, LIST will substitute a file
name. A second %S is replaced with the
same file name. If you use four of them,
LIST replaces them with the file name,
the path name, the file name again and
the path name again. For example, the
command:

LIST > RAMrmovec #?.c LFORMAT =
"RF.NAME %S /CDIR/%S"

will put one line for each file ending in
.c in a file called RAM:movec. Each line
will be set up like this:

RENAME FOO.C /CDIR/FOO.C

You can execute the resulting file to
move each of the files matching the tem-
plate to the CDIR directory. While this
example is not too earth-shattering, you
can use the LFORMAT option to create
scripts very quickly and easily.

SEARCH also has been improved for
belter use with scripts. It now sets the
condition flag to indicate whether the re-
quested string was found. You can use
the new QUIET option so that the
matching line will not be displayed. Two
other new SEARCH options allow you to
have more control. NONUM turns off
the outputling of fine numbers. The
FILE option searches for a file name
rather than a string within a file. This
permits you to use SEARCH in the same-
way you would use the UNIX FIND
command.

Along with all the improvements to
the file-manipulating commands. Com-
modore made enhancements to some of
the process-handling commands. NF.W-
CLI now uses a startup file. If you use a
FROM option, the commands in the
specified file are executed at CLI
startup. If the FROM option is not pies-*-

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similarly.

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tinue deleting Hies even if a file deletion
fails. This will prevent DELETE from
stopping completely if you type the
name of one file incorrectly in a long
list. AmigaDOS will not delete the mis-
named file, but will delete all the files
following it.

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arguments filled in from the command
line. This script is then executed. You can
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tory on the RAM disk to T:.

Commodore also has changed the way
the INSTALL command operates. These
modifications will provide a little bit of
help in the war against viruses. Viruses
on the Amiga typically infect disks by
means of the boot block. To help make
this task more difficult, INSTALL clears
the memory it uses to build the boot
block. The CHECK option compares the
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turns a warning if the boot code is
considered to be nonstandard. Another
option, NOliOOT, makes the disk no
longer bootable. It ivill then he a regular
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Next time we will discuss the new RES-
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d's Summer

Win an Amiga 2000 Plus

The end is near, Part Three is here, if you
answered the first 30 clues correctly, you're
thirds of the way to a chance at the
f Prize: an Amiga 2000 plus a Getaway
Fid to the treasure site (including lux-
ccommodations for two nights and
Ifrip airfare) to collect the prize.
[ missed the first two legs of the
; you can order copies of the July
(Part One) and August (Part Two) Issues by
sending $4.50 plus S1 shipping and handling
per copy to AmigaWortd, Attn: Treasure
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borough, NH 03458, or call 800/343-0728. Be

sure to specify you are on the Treasure
Hunt, so you will receive your magazines in
time to make the deadline.

All the clues are linked so you will need to
solve each one before you can move on.
Decipher all the clues correctly and you'll
know the location of the buried treasure.

Be sure you have saved your answers to
all previous clues (you will need them). The
exact answer to each clue will correspond to
the word or words marked in italics.

When you have the solution, fill out the
coupon below (or a facsimile). All entries
must be received at the AmigaWortd offices

by Thursday, September 15, 1988. Only one
entry per return address will be accepted.
The winner will be selected in a random
drawing of all correct entries held on Friday,
September 16, 1988. Listen for your tele-
phone notification on Monday, September
19th. Confirmation will follow by mall. Have
your bags packed for the Getaway Weekend
(Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), October 21-
23 or 28-30 depending on your schedule.

In the November issue we will publish the
winner's name and the trail to the treasure
with the answers to each clue In all three
parts of the treasure hunt.

The odds of winning will depend on the number ot coned entries received. If the prize is
not claimed, a second drawing will be nek) to award it. Taxes and duties on ail prizes are the
sole responsibility of the winner. Prizes are not transferrable, nor are they redeemable for cash
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No purchase necessary. All federal, state, and local laws apply. Void wherever prohibited
bylaw.

Anyone ot any age may enter. Minors must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian to
claim the prize. If the winner resides outside the US or Canada, the Amiga 2000 prize will be
shipped to the winner at our expense. There will be no Getaway Weekend in this case.

Employees of IDG Communications Inc., its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and pro-

motion agencies, and their families are not eligible to enter.

Entry constitutes permission to use the winner's name, photograph, or other likenesses for
promotional purposes without further compensation to the winner. Submissions become the
property of AmigaWortd and cannot be returned. AmigaWortd is not responsible for lost, mis-
directed, or late mall. Alt entries received after September 15 are void and ineligible for the
drawing.

The wtnner and his or her companion assume all risks and dangers incidental to traveling
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and agree that AmigaWortd, and IDG Communications Inc. and Its affiliates, are not liable for
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'88 Treasure Hunt

A Getaway Weekend for 2

The Clues— Part Three

31 . Leave town by a route whose number Is
the first half of a famous rallying cry of
Pacific Northwest expansionists in the 19th
century.

32. Travel accidentally, passing through a
town whose name is the same as a great
naval battle. Shortly afterwards look for a
town whose namesake, a home-run-hitting,
slugger, might be deduced from the title of a
novel based on the life of Louisiana
demagogue Huey Long.

33. Continue on the same route in the same
direction, crossing three state lines, until
you join an interstate.

34. Proceed In "Mae's" direction on the
interstate. Your next route will be revealed
when you stop to take a poll as to what road
to take.

35. Follow the sign in a boreal direction,
crossing two state lines, to the end of the
route at "Tom's" place.

36. Continue In the same direction from
"Tom's" on a route whose individual digits
add up to the number of winners of the
Triple Crown in American horse racing. Join

,the first Interstate you encounter.

.~-*37. SI
_ maUe

7. Stop in aUtme_rand order an omelette
natfe, with green peppBra^diced ham, and

onions. Proceed on the interstate in an
appropriate direction to a place where you
could get a real sugar high.

38. Return to the interstate on which you've
been traveling. Proceed in the same
direction until you reach another Interstate.
Set your sights on Polaris and proceed
accordingly until you reach a city whose
name suggests that of the man who wrote
"Bankers Are Just Like Anybody Else,
Except Richer" and "Cat Naps Are Too
Good for Cats."

39. In this city, another Interstate joins the
one on which you've been traveling.
Proceed in the same direction on this
junction. When the roads divide, take the
new interstate and cross the first state line.

40. Proceed on the interstate In the same
direction, crossing another state line, until
you arrive at a town whose name is the
same as that of a man famous for playing
"the pipes."

41. Here you will find your new route,
whose number can be found through some
N8A basketball statistics. Subtract the value
of a shot made 40 feet from the basket from
the highest number of points ever scored by
one individual in an official game.

42. Proceed in an austral direction until you
reach a town whose-flgjfigTs the same as a
"super" alias.

43. Continue on the same route In the same
direction, crossing the next state line, until
you reach an interstate. Proceed on the
Interstate in the same direction until you
reach a two-word town, the first word of
which might describe the face of a poker
player caught trying to do the second word.

44. Continue on the same route in the same
direction until you reach another interstate,
whose number Is the same as the maximum
filenote length in AmigaDOS. Proceed in the
Santa Maria's direction on the new interstate
to the city where it ends.

45. You have reached the city where the
Treasure Hunt ends. The city, however.'is
not the solution to the contest. You must
find the place in this city where the treasure
is "buried." To do so, go to the nearest
phone and dial a telephone number whose
digits you can learn from the following
answers to previous clues:

Area Code: #34, first digit; #23, second

digit; #22, first digit

Exchange: #17, first digit; #25, first digit; #7,

first digit

Number: #B, first digit;, #36, first digit; #31,

second digit; #33, first digit.

When you call, have a pencil and pad handy.

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from p. 18

on the screen with the mouse and click.
Clicking again will place an identical de-
vice. For the perfect position, you can ro-
tate devices by 90° increments. The
negative logic or DeMorgan equivalents
of most devices are available. To set
things straight, you can display a vari-
able size grid of colored dots. Devices
will optionally snap into position on the
grid so that the pins of connecting de-
vices will line up. You can also snap sig-
nal lines to the grid, making alignments
quick and easy. Among other things, the
repeal function will duplicate a line for
consecutive pin placement.

Signal names tie the signals to the con-
necter pins. You can place signal names
above or below lines with automatic page
reference generation, which labels every
signal with the page numbers where it oc-
curs again. Bundles of signals (busses) can
be routed together to help avoid clutter.
Pro-Net will generate device numbers (Ul,
U2, and so on), properly handling pack-
ages with multiple gales.

To make, the most efficient use of
space, you can edit your schematic. So
that devices from the same package will
not be placed too far apart, you can de-
fine zones. Text, non-electrical lines and
arcs, and filled or hollow boxes and cir-
cles can be placed anywhere on the sche-
matic diagram. You can adjust signal
fines after placement. You can also move
one device at a time while retaining con-
nections, but line routing may suffer.

Two special features address the prob-
lem of later needing devices with sec-
tions tied to the power or ground plane.
You can tie these pins to surface power
or surface ground which will route a
trace on the surface from the power or
ground plane to tile pin. You can later
cut the trace and connect a jumper.

Post-processing functions include cre-
ating a net list, bill of materials, page ref-
erences, error list and component map.
You even can type in a supplementary
net list that Pro-Board will combine with
the main list.

Pro-Board

Pro-Board (PROfessional pc BOARD
generator) is a PC board layout program
that uses Pro-Net's net list to guide you
in making the connections on the PC
board and verifying that the board de-
sign agrees with the Pro-Net schematic. If
you purchase the programs indepen-

dently, you can create a board without a
net list or enter your own list.

Pro-Board adds small color-coded gad-
gets to the text line above the Intelligent
Function Keys. The gadgets let you select
the layers of the PC board that are dis-
played (each in a corresponding color)
and to designate the working layer that
your mouse affects. The auto-laver
gadget activates automatic selection of
the working layer based on your actions.
If graphic features of one layer overlap
another, you can display them in a color
derived from the overlapping colors, for
a translucent effect.

Choose your templates from a library
of various-sized integrated circuit (IC)
solder pad patterns, connecter patterns
with or without pin numbers, and miscel-
laneous component patterns. You start
your PC board by drawing the exact size
and shape of the board, and placing the
components (pad patterns) and mount-
ing or clearance holes. The program
then checks the components against the
net list. Similar to Pro-Net. Pro-Board's
editing features let you create or modify
library parts to .001-inch accuracy. After
you correct any errors, the program will
do a "rat's nest," straight lines showing
all of the connections in the net list. By
studying this maze, you can discover
where you need to rearrange compo-
nents to minimize the length and cross-
ing of traces.

When final placement is complete,
Pro-Board leads you, one trace at n time,
indicating which pads you must connect.
On a .025-inch grid, you route the traces
(.012-inch trace and .013-inch space mini-
mums) by clicking the beginning and
end points. Pro- Board will find the short-
est route and place the trace. To place a
via (a conducting hole through the
board), just position the pointer, click,
and press the via gadget. When auto-
layer is on, the program puts near-verti-
cal traces on a different side of the
board from near-horizontal traces, Be-
fore starting the board, you can specify
the sides used for vertical and
horizontal.

You can add text and graphics to any
layer: component side, solder side,
power layer, ground layer and silk screen
(label) layer. Pro-Board creates the silk
screen layer and solder mask automati-
cally If'vmi \vi--h. the program will gener-
ate power and ground planes, mark X
and Y coordinates of all components.

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61 September 1988

and create a file cross-referencing the X

and Y coordinates with the device
numbers.

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One megabyte required.

The Wedge

Drive the bridge to a low-cost

hard disk.

By Carl Mann

WHILE 20 MEGABYTES of Amiga hard
disk storage is now less than half the
price of early Amiga hard-drive systems,
it still costs at least twice as much as a
30-meg IBM storage kit. Imagine being
able to connect your Amiga with an
ST506 hard disk!

There's no need to daydream any-
more. The Wedge, a hardware/software
combination, lets you run a standard
IBM-type controller and hard drive on
your A500 or A1000. It's fast, and it's less
expensive than the SCSI-bus systems by a
large margin. There's a price for this sav-
ings, of course, but one you may be bet-
ter able to afford than cash.

The Wedge may not perform properly
if your Amiga has internal expansion
RAM. but it works fine with external
units offering bus pass-through (I did not
test it with a card cage). By itself, The
Wedge is not a hard-disk system; you
can't plug an ST50G drive directly into

it. Instead, The Wedge attaches to the
bus and accepts an XT-style controller.

Building Bridges

The total cost of my construction project
was about $419: S100 or so for a good
controller, $75 for a cheap, 10-meg drive,
S75 for a hard-drive power supply and
case, $10 for cables, and The Wedge
(SI 59). To that you can add assembly
time (the amount will depend on the
components' pedigrees, plus your techni-
cal skills and resources). My initial as-
semblage was complete in four hours,
but it looked like something from

Careful the exposed Wedge Is fragile

a bad science-fiction movie. Another
six hours produced a neat, presentable
package.

1 rated The Wedge's various character-
istics on a scale of one to ten. In the cat-
egories of materials quality, reliability
(once you get it to work the first lime),
and performance. The Wedge gets per-
fect scores. In the assembly division, con-
sidering both ease and quality, il gets a
seven. Software and documentation
score six and five respectively.

The qualiiy-of-assembly rating would
improve if the unit were encased so that
cats, stray elbows, and gravity could not
separate The Wedge's components. The
edge connectors don't lock, and separa-
tion is an ever-present possibility in the
current "naked" design. 1 accidentally
nudged the unit during a disk-write op-
eration with disastrous results; an elabo-
rate web of rubber bands now holds my
system together.

The low score for software quality
would be higher if the "verify disk" func-
tion of The Wedge's low-level formatting
program (FMT) would perform properly,
and if AmigaDOS were able to find Bill-
disk.dcvicc in the DF.VS/ director), as it
should. Al present, KMT counts the cyl- *■

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Selling Amiga World will
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Consider the facts:

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write to AmigaWorld, Direct
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index's but neglects to move the read/
write head from track to track on the ac-
tual drive, and AmigaDOS can locate the
device only in the CI directory.

The product designers wrote the docu-
mentation. They're too close to the sub-
ject, and as a consequence, some vital
matters are obscured (the section on how
to configure a mountlist is confusing)
while others are omitted (there is no dis-
cussion of building a startup-sequence
for last booting). Although disk files at-
tempt to explain it all, the authors made
too many assumptions about the users'
technical proficiencv.

Steel-Arch Support

RSI Systems, maker of The Wedge, at-
tempts to compensate for the documen-
tation deficiencies by providing excellent
telephone support and access to their
MindLink bulletin-board system (where
you can reportedly find answers to many
technical questions). Unfortunately, a call
to British Columbia is expensive for
many of us.

In dealing with RSI Systems, two
things became obvious. The RSI team is
anxious to please; they return calls, dig
up esoteric drive statistics, produce cus-
tom-configured system files without
being asked, and generally knock them-
selves out. Secondly, the software and
manual are still somewhat under devel-
opment. Officially, The Wedge now falls
under FCC rules for "experimental appa-
ratus" (it does not contribute noticeably
to my system's RF-i interference character-
istics, though). You must be prepared to
work closely with RSI Systems to resolve
any bugs in your configuration.

RSI also sells assembled Wedge-based
hard-drive systems. II you're ,i backer at
heart, though, you'll probably like the
do-it-yourself package despite its
idiosyncrasies.

Not everybody needs a SCSI port and
full networking capabilities. A Wedge-
based hard-drive system costs much less
than the SCSI subsystems, and it supplies
the essentials.

The Wedge

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ST506 hard drive and controller required.

D-50 Parameter Editor
Caged Artist's D-50

Editor/Librarian
The D-50 Master Editor/

Librarian

Three-part harmony.

By Bob Lindstrom

ALTHOUGH THE Roland D-50 is easier
to program than most I'M synthesis key-
hoards, the fact remains that a few
hundred values may be altered in the cre-
ation of just one D-50 voice. Each individ-
ual voice consists of two tones of two
partials, and those two tones are com-
bined ivith a full array of additional patch
data. Whew. . .can the Amiga help out?

1 1 can! There are at least three editor/
librarians on (he market to help vou pro-
gram the D-50 (and D-550 rackmount
module) through your Amiga: Go Soft-
ware's D-50 Parameter Editor, The D-50
Master by Sound Quest, and the Caged
Artist's D-50 Editor/Librarian from Dr.
T's Music Software.

D-50 PARAMETER EDITOR

Musicians who blew the bank account to
buy their D-50/550 may admire the Go
Software package by Brian Gontowski. It
provides no-frills patch editing at a low-
price. It also commits itself fully to the
analog control panel ideal. Instead of
numbers and values, buttons and sliders
imitate the tweak-tempting interfaces
that appeared on early analog synthesiz-
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graphs to access the D-50's many sound
possibilities.

hi addition to the basic ability to re-
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patches to disk. Without a librarian
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individual patches into banks.

The program includes one module for
printing patch parameters; another pro-
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adjustable key velocity that can "play"
the synthesizer (a great way to test
patches).

The main drawback of this editor is
that it has leaned too far in favor of the
analog panel. The screen does not (lis- *■

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play the numerical values of your adjust-
ments. Therefore, while the Parameter
Editor provides the means to creatively
manipulate patches, it produces little in
the way of specific feedback. If you want
to enter patch values printed in books or
magazines, you'll have to set aside this
program and use the front panel of the
D-50/550.

The d-50 Master Editor/Librarian

If you're using the Texture sequencing
software (Sound Quest), look no further.
The Master editor is the onlv way to go.
as it supports Texture's use of the paral-
lel port for MIDI output. This deluxe ed-
itor/librarian boasts a wealth of other
superb features, too.

The miracle of the Sound Quest editor
is that it shows so much patch informa-
tion on a single screen without crowding
or obscuring the display. You can find
virtually everything at a glance.

To enter data, siniplv click and hold
the left mouse button on a value. Then
edit with left-right mouse movement or
the up-and-down cursor control keys.
.Mouse response is very efficient and sen-
sitive (sometimes too sensitive), yet direct

keyboard entry would have been a con-
venient alternate means of changing
values.

Pitch, filter, and amplitude parameters
are displayed as envelope graphs. Just
click a point on the graph and move it
to your desired position. As in all other
editing operations, the change is sent to
the D-50/550 instantly so you can imme-
diately hear the results.

Sound Quest has provided a superior
librarian in this package. You can cut,
paste, and delete patches from a sound
bank and save or load them to or from
disk. Better yet, you can keep more than
one sound bank window open simulta-
neously (available RAM is the limit) and
cut and paste between them.

Such basics, however, arc only the be-
ginning. During editing, you can lock to-
gether several parameters; then,
changing one will alter the others by the
same amount. You can mix and match
portions of various sizes (tone, partial,
and patch data to those fluent in Ro-
landese) among patches. All altered val-
ues in a patch are highlighted so you can
easily see which numbers have changed
during an editing session.

The D-50 Master's several random
patch generators help you create new
sounds. You can combine two patches in
various ways to produce an entirely new
bank of sounds. If you prefer, you can
go to the Variations screen containing a
hank of sliders that determine how the
program will randomly generate new
patches. Considering the intricacies of
programming the D-50/550. it may prove
effective to let the computer randomize
new voices and then choose or fine-tune
the best of the bunch.

One weakness concerns the playback
options. Menu selections allow you to
play a single note, a chord, or a preset
sequence at the touch of a mouse button.
The program doesn't let you play the
synthesizer from your keyboard control-
ler, however, a feature that would be a
real asset for matching music to timbre.
You can easily remedy the problem with
the appropriate MIDI hook-up or by
multitasking a MIDI merge utility. Still,
Sound Quest might have added the op-
tion and saved us the trouble.

With its many other features and the
help screens throughout (a necessary ad-
dition to the technically high-level man-

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ual), Sound Quest's D-50 Master is an
excellent example of how much muscle
and creativity an editor/librarian can
contribute.

Caged Artists

D-50 Editor/Librarian

The Caged Artist program has a "right
tool for the job" feel. Without the glam-
our or exotic add-ons of the Sound
Quest editor, this product stresses speed
of operation and the kind of editing
convenience that will appeal to a no-non-
sense professional.

Instead of showing all parameters and
envelope graphs on the screen at once,
this editor moves between several inde-
pendent screens to alter the D-50's par-
tials, tones, and patches. The advantage
over Sound Quest's approach is larger,
more readable displays; die disadvantage
is an inability to get the whole picture at
a single glance.

Dr. T's data entry method is the best
of the three editors, providing both
mouse-slider control and direct keyboard
entry {very handy when entering patch
parameters from magazines). Altered val-
ues are highlighted and remain so until

changed back to the original value. Von
can edit envelopes by selecting a point
on the graph and moving it. All altera-
tions are sent immediately to the
synthesizer.

By holding a mouse button and mov-
ing the cursor across the screen, you can
plav strings of notes to test a patch,
changing both pitch and velocity. In
keeping with its professional perfor-
mance orientation, this editor also offers
integral MIDI merge, which allows you
to play new patches from a controlling
kevboard. If you're playing music
through a multitasking sequencer while
editing, the MIDI implementation lets
you filter program changes from die se-
quence (it saves a lot of confusion, be-
lieve me).

The patch librarian can hold two com-
plete 64-patch voice banks in memory at
once. You can swap patches between
llieni to generate new patch banks. You
can also save individual tones and com-
plete voices to disk for later mixing and
matching in new patches.

The Caged Artist provides patch ran
domizing capabilities comparable to
Sound Quest's Variations screen. A mask

screen determines how much each aspect
of a patch will be effected. After ran-
domization, an undo function can re-
store the original. U works well, but
because this editor is divided into several
screens for each portion of a patch, you
must run the process seven inconvenient
times to alter every part of the voice.

MIDI merge and type-in data entry are
the outstanding merits of the Caged Art-
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Only Amica Makes it Patchable

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fers more efficient note entry and good
live performance features, while Sound
Quest's randomizing is excellent and its»-

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however, adjust the scrolling speed. The
information and images move at a mod-
erate speed suitable for reading. After
using Scroll in both low and interlaced
resolutions, I did not notice any speed
degradation. The text and pictures
scrolled up and down the screen
smoothly.

Scroll does have some quirks. You can
load five lores images into memory at
once, but can only load two interlaced
images at a time. 1 could understand this
curious limitation on a low-memory ma-
chine, but I lestcd the program on an
Amiga with four megabytes of RAM. Be
sure that all information yon wish lo
scroll has the same number of palette
colors and the same resolution. If not,
the program terminates, dropping you
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any warning. Even more annoying is that
the program will not completely scroll
the last page of text or graphics off the
screen; the scroll stops about mid-way,
leaving half the image on the screen.

The final and most complex member
of die ii'inmvralL' is Flip, which lets vou
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hi-rcs (704x480) overscan only. Mattes

ADO-type maneuvers are easy with Effects.

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Amiga World 71

store frames in the IFF formal for use
with paint or page-flipping programs.
Pack compresses the images so that you
can play them back in pseudo-real time
and keeps them compatible with other
Mash products. A tightly compressed
storage format. Antra is compatible with
player programs written for VideoScape
SD (Aegis). With the companion pro-
gram. Display, you can play hack the
compressed images from Pack and Anim
formats at speeds ranging from 4 frames
per second (fps) to 60 fps. Anim files
play back somewhat faster than files in
the Pack format. Klip adds an extension
to each file's name lo help you identify
its contents. The extension, such as
.PAC32L, reminds you of the method of
storage (PAC), the number of colors (32),
and the resolution (L).

The only drawback to Flip is its slow
compilation time for animations. To
compile each frame. Flip apparently re-
reads the matte image for each frame it
generates, instead of keeping the infor-
mation in memory. Storing the choreog-
raphy file and the animation in a RAM
disk did not speed things up much. Rela-
tively slow times, however, are inherent

in compiling compressed animations.
The program is 68020/68881 compatible,
for those who don't mind an expensive
acceleration solution.

ANIMATION: STAND

Designed to simulate an animator's cam-
era stand. Animation: Stand offers ef-
fects such as distortion, which lets vou
stretch an image in various directions.
You can also perform repetitive back-
ground cycling, called a pan; the seem-
ingly endless living room Fred Flintstone
runs through is an example. You can
zoom into and out of any part of an IFF
Hi I I AM image. I luough iniei pi ilal mi!.
Animation: Stand maintains picture in-
tegrity when zooming in and out. Of
course, the higher the resolution you
use, the more realistic and detailed the
zoom appears.

.Animation: Stand does not offer full
overscan, but inerelv 352 x 480 and
704x480. The program records images
in much the same manner as Flip docs,
but currently does not support the Anim
format. Rendering full-screen images is
lime-consuming, so Animation: Stand
will scale down and draw vour image to

75, 50. or 25 percent for a quick look in

a fraction of the time.

Animation: Effects and Animation:
Stand will run from either Workbench or
the CLI, and both support the European
PAL standard. The manuals for the I wo
programs are informative and pertinent;
both Flip and Animation: Stand have
well written tutorials. The packages re-
quire at least one megabyte of RAM, but,
considering that animation is quite mem-
ory intensive, you may want another mega-
byte. If you have room left over to run
other programs, only Flip is capable of
multitasking.

After pulling them through rigorous
tests. I recommend Animation: Effects
and Animation: Stand for video ama-
teurs and professionals who are on tight
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GAME SHORTIES

Emerald Mine

THE CLASSIC ARCADE games— Space
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Ktnerald Mine is not unusual in that it
is a series of puzzles you must solve in
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on faith, as I have only made it to level
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In each level, your objective is to
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diamonds, which carry three limes the
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you can topple onto creatures (watch
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Collecting jewels Is the easy part!

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THE READERS' CHOICE

"HOW COULD HE be so positive/negative about such an awful/outstanding program? I could rate it better
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In the December issue, we'll present the 1st Annual Reader's Choice Awards with all the pomp and glitter
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TIME BANDITS
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28.57
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49.98
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SPIRIT MB FOR A500 249.00
STAR N324-10 545.96
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68.72

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124.98

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48.10

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METACOMCO TOOLKIT

34.34

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18.71

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93.75

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MICROFICHE FILER
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69.95
37.47

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62.32
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19.95
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146.25
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16.50

9.95

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27.47

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27.00

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27.46

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12.96

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59.95
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19.95
34.34
14.95

WORD MASTER

WORD PERFECT

NORD PERFECT LIBRARY

29.95
219.00
B4.50

encoders to power strips to modems, &
much more! Unfortunately, there's too

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37.48

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2 5.96

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124.97

much to list here, so please call us for

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78.21
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399.00

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Compiled by Barbara Gefvert and Linda Barrett

Logical Graphics I Till There's a Cure

WHETHER YOL'R interests
are scientific or artistic, VS

Graphics has something to
please. Logic Lab ($29.95)
teaches digital logic by letting
you create logic circuits from
basic logic elements. Point and
drag your elements into posi-
tion; point at two elements
and the program connects
them. A strip chart shows the
state of inputs and outputs as
you build. The software's in-
terpreter then simulates the
nitidis. Tor the artist, the
Condis package of utility pro-
grams ($19.95) converts IFF
graphic images into IBM for-
mat. Send your images from
IFF formats of 320 x 200 in
two, four, or five bitplanes to
IBM's CGA, EGA, and VGA
formats respectively. Send
your questions to VS Graphics,
PO Box 518, Hatfield, PA
19-140.

Data Duo

SHHH! THE FData 10 single-
floppy drive (SI 49.95) and the
FData 20 ($290.95) dual-floppy
drive promise to sit quietly
alongside your Amiga and
keep a low profile. Flexible
Data Systems, 10503 Forest
Lane, Suite 148, Dallas. TX
75243, 214/669-3999.

A SILICON vaccination. Virus
Infection Protection (V.I. P.)
cannot repair an infected disk,
bul will seal your healthy disks
against viruses. The intuition-
based program is available in
English, German, Danish,
French, Italian, and Spanish
for $49.95. For information on
preventative medicine, contact
Discovery Software Interna-
tional, 163 Conduit St., An-
napolis, MD 21401 800/342-
142.

Designing Aid

IF YOU'RE IX need of draft-
ing help, UltraCAD from
Progressive Peripherals & Soft-
ware could be your new assist-
ant. Besides offering the
standard CAD features, the de
sign program lets you compile
drawing elements into tem-
plate libraries. Zoom into or
Pan through your creations,
and customize text relative to
drawing or output size. Auto-
dimensioning and the snap-to
feature should make drawing

easier, while the various layer-
by-layer coloring features such
as ghosting and dimming will
make your creation livelier.
You can set the coordinate sys-
tem to either English or met-
ric measurement. Instead of a
salary, UltraCAD will go to
work for a one-time flat fee of
S249.95. For references, con-
tact Progressive Peripherals &
Software, 464 Kalamath St..
Denver, CO 80204, 303/825-
4144.

Officer in the Color Force

DOUG'S COLOR Commander

lets you change the colors in
non-HAM system screens and
IFF files. Rather than altering
RGB components one color at
a time, you can change all 32

colors at once. Spice up your
artwork for S29.95. Send
your questions off to Seven
Seas Software, PO Box 411,
Port Townsend, WA 08308,
206/385-1956.

Free from Sight

THE AMIGA 500 Freedom
Machine brings Amiga power
to the blind. The Freedom Ma-
chine system includes com-
puter, monitor, and 2400-baud
modem, as well as Mouse-Free
A-Talk, a talking terminal emu-
lator that is completely key-
board controlled. Plans are in
the works for a talking word
processor, database, and
spreadsheet, as well. All docu-
mentation and installation in-
structions are in Braille and
on cassette, as well as in stan-
dard print for sighted friends.
Cables and connections are
marked in Braille and large
raised print. The system lists
for $1950; contact Inspired In-
terfaces, 30 Warren Ave.,
Amesbury, MA 01913, 617/388-
3736.*-

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SO September 1988

Amiqo is O IradcmO'k ol Ccmmotot-Amiqo, Inc.

Users\

A.uTho*ued \Dt Jtei

We ore a Dallas based Wholesale Company selling Amiga Products since 1985 to customers in over 30 nations. You may hove seen our full page adds in Amazing Computing or Computer
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Here is an overview of some of the AMIGA products we stock.

Starb0ard2 Memorycords:
Versions for the A500
A1000
andA2000

Uicrobotics

Frame Grabber™

Real Time Video Image Digitizer

The super high quolity real time Color Digitizer

from Progressive Peripherals !

$ 499.00 (Call for Demo Disk!)

Miniscribe Hard Drives for the A2000
20MB ST-506 $ 275

20MB SCSI $ 349

42MB SCSI $ 495

nJ&m HJcfer faster

Flicker Master

Reduces Interlace Flicker dramatically.

For the price-conscious customer who

doesn't want to buy a high persistence

monitor or Flicker Fixer. $9.50

Flicker Fixer $499.50

Get rid of interlace Flicker; PERIOD !

Mitsuhishi AiJM 1371A

The perfect Monitor for Flicker Fixer $ 499.50

EMPIRE

ELECTRONIC ARTS"

$31.50

PCm-Industries

Vol. 1,2 ond 3
$27.50 each

Comic-Hel per

A fun collection of comic art and

a 'How to' guide for a very special f"

kind of graphics. FulMFF compatible^' - V

Vol. 1,2 and 3 only $27.50 each

Anti-Vims 2.0

Virus-protection and 'Boot Track' backup!

A 'must' if you use PD-Software or download from

BBS's Systems. $39.95

Loser Sound

Professional PCM-Sound samples in IFF format.
Compatible with most Sound editors for the Amiga !
Volume 1,2 and 3 only $27.50 each

Pro Gen

$375.00
* 1 695*00

Super Gen

Butcher

Powerful conversion ond proc-

P^SSSi— essinq utility for digitized

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ScerjnUpa 3B

$ 64.75 (NTSC or PAL)

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only $99.50

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t please call for pricing !

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excellence!

The "Power" Word Processor $ 189.50

X-SP6CS 3D

The dawn of a new generation of computer graphics
! JD— Effects on your Amiga-screen in full color !
Special LCD-Shutter-Glosses allow incredible effects.
A 3D-Space Game is included ! „

$97.50

and more (please call for a complete Listing)

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Phone : 800-531-4747

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We stock o full line of Amiga soft and hardware since 1985.

Most of our employees own an Amiga and use the available products.

We may be new to you, but we're experienced with the Amiga !

Check our prices, and you'll see that we are very competitive.

Our Terms are easy: Up to 10!b S/H is 3.00$ in the US for UPS-Ground.

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Ameristar Internet Package"

Use your Amiga 2000 in Unix Network environments
with Amerisrar's Software- Hardware Solution. Now
your Amiga can share files Transparently with other
systems using NFS, Login to other hosts and act as a
networked Multitasking workstation/terminal while still
running native Amiga applications!

Features Include:

10 Mbit/s Ethernet controller.
M Industry standard NFS.
B Support of TCP/UDP/IP protocols.

■ FTP, TELNET with VT100 emulation.

■ Unix compatible Socket interface.

■ Diagnostics

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Team Spirit

TO MARK IT easiei" for you.
The Disc Company. Oxxi Inc.
and Software Visions are
working together on Critic's
Choice Productivity Package.
Comprised of KindWords,
Mnxil'km, and Microfiche
Filer, the package combines

business essentials' — a word
processor, spreadsheet, and
database. The bundle is priced
at {249.95. For more informa-
tion, contact the project's co-
ordinator. The Disc Company,
3135 South Slate St., Ann Ar-
bor. Ml 4H10H, 313/665-5540.

Organize Your Roots

11 IF. IMMEDIATE FAMILY is
hard enough to keep track of.
never mind remembering all
your ancestors. MicroMaster
has a solution: Your Famiiy
Tree, a genealogy database.
The program can catalog
65,534 individuals with up to
eight spouses and 40 children
per person. Each record in-
cludes complete names, titles.

sex, place of birth, dates of
christenings, marriages, and
death, plus a 1000-character
memo field. For family re-
unions, you can print charts
and trees. Keep track of all
your forebears and cousins for
S4U.95. Contact MicroMaster
Inc., 1289 Broadhcad Rd..
Monaca, PA 15061, 412/775-
3000,

Abbreviated Assembly

THE AMASDIS assembler/
disassembler/linker uses just 50
generic (58000 instructions
with four-character mnemonics
to speed your work, but you
can expand the set to 100 in-
structions and add your own
mnemonics. AMASDIS features

interactive automode assembly,
relocatable object modules, and
a definable RAM buffer of up
to 32K for parameter passing.
The assembly system is $30.95
from Aelen Electronics, '107 W.
40th St.. New York. NY Km 18.
212/629-4003.

High Seas Hijinx

WHO KILLED REXE Vallette?
What do [he button and the
paper clip really mean? These
and 14 other questions, plus
untold mysteries await detec-
tives aboard the S.S. Bour-
gogne in Murder On The
Atlantic. The year is 1938. You
are given over 60 clues, and
must search booby-trapped
rooms for the 40 suspects.
Each game package includes a
contest entry form; the sleuth
who submits the most correct
answers for the 16 questions
will win $10,000. For $39.95,
book passage with IntraCorp.,
14160 S.W. 139th Ct., Miami,
FL 33186, 305/252-9040.

Basically. . .

IT'S NOTJLST lor the Atari
ST any more. After two years
of evolution. GFA BASIC 3.0
is here for (he Amiga. With its
structured form and lack of
line numbers, GFA is not your
traditional BASIC program.
Features include an interactive
editor, reentrant program
code, and graphic support that
lets you create a filled polygon
with one command. The Menu
Construction Tool helps you
build menu lists and pull-
downs. GFA Amiga is compati-
ble with the Atari ST version,
so current program listings are
within your reach. Get down
to GFA BASIC for $99.95 with
MichTron, 576 Telegraph. Pon-
liac, MI -18053,313/334-5700.

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S2 September 198$

Fly to Learn

PILOT IS NOT another flight
simulator. It's Programmed In-
quiry, Learning, or Teaching —
an authoring language for
computer-based instruction.
Tire Amiga version lets you
import IFF files — even in Ex-
tra Hallbrite and HAM modes.
Il also supports overscan. Fea-
tures include program flow
control, text input matching.
computation, text output in-
cluding special effects, and an-
swer input including louch-
panel and mouse. Small modifi-
cations will convert IBM, Ap-
ple, and other PILOT programs
to the Amiga. For details con-
tact Terry LaGrone, PO Box
91723, Anchorage, AK, 99509-
1723, 907/276-6719. Orders
only: Flight Training Devices,
312 Imperial Ave.. El Segundo,
CA 90245, 800/321-9139.

A Different Essence

IT WAS TEXTURE, but now
it's The Quest Sequencer
Stage 1: Texture. It did require
a Roland MPU-401 and Music-
Soft interface, but now a stan-
dard MIDI interface will do.
The price is lower (SI 50). but
otherwise it's the same — all
Texture 2.4 features are in-
cluded. Contact Sound Quest
Inc., 5 Glenaden Ave. E., To-
ronto. Ont., Canada M8Y 2L2,
416/234-0347.

Urban Renewal

CITY DESK 2.0 offers text flow-
around irregular graphics, scal-
able PostScript fonts and hind-
scape priming in PostScript, a
full-screen sizable text editor,
movable columns, and auto-hy-
phenation with exceptions die
tionary. You can also import
HAM graphics into the civic
environment now. Get the
package for $199.95 (or an
upgrade for $35) from Micro-
Search, 9896 S.VV. Freeway.
Houston. TX 77074, 713/
988-2818.

Turn It Up

IS YOUR A2000 too soft spo-
ken? The Audio 2000 is a
stereo amplifier designed to
mount in an A2000 ST-506
slot. Audio 2000 offers re-
placement controls for the
Standard power and hard-
drive lights, plus up-front vol-
ume controls and headphone
connection. The unit drives
four to eight ohm speakers,
provides over four watts per
channel, and promises less
than one percent distortion.
Hear the difference for S79.95
at Day's, 17538 Glen Rd.. Gam-
bier, OH 43022.

Covert Color

LISTEN . . .DO you want to
know a secret? You can learn
the pro's techniques in Secrets
of the Computer Artist, a
videotape available in VHS
and Beta versions. Successful
Amiga artist Shervl Knowles
demonstrates commands such
as fill and merging screens,
and how to use color cycling
(o create motion with Amiga
paint programs. Gel the classi-
fied information for $21.95
from Oasis Productions, Suite
2123, 550 S. Harrington, Los
Angeles, CA 90049.

64 #2

THE 64 EMULATOR version

2 offers many new features.
You can now read 15S-1 disks
on Amiga 3 'A -inch drives and
1 54 1 /l 57 1 disks on Amiga 5 l A -
inch drives. You can power C-
64 printers from Amiga soft-
ware, and transfer protected
programs to Amiga disks with
the Freeze option. ReadySoft
has also worked to improve
raster interrupts and sprites.
Contact ReadySoft Inc. (PO
Box 1222, Lewiston, NY 14092,
416/731-4175) for information
on the four upgrading
methods. ■

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• Combination high performance DMA SCSI controller and 1MB or 2MB
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HELP KEY

If you're behind the eight ball, take a cue from Lou
and pocket your troubles.

Bad BOBs

Q: / read your comments about
flickering Amiga Basic BOBs in
the April '88 Help Key ("Safety
First," p. 85) with distress! I had
planned on using BASIC for ani-
mation. What should I use in-
stead— C. PASCAL, Modula-2?
Will I need a hard drive to use
these languages? Do they support
sound, speech, mouse, and joystick?

I also need to generate a white
noise sound. What would the wave
array boh like?

D. Lecompte
Bouchemille, Quebec

A: Surry 10 be the bearer of
bad news, but Amiga Basic
does not handle BOBs prop-
erly. In most cases. C and
Modula-2 compilers can access
all of the Amiga's features far
heller than Amiga Basic.
Benchmarck Modula-2 from
Avant Garde (2213 Woodburn.
Piano TX, 75075, 214J964-
0260) would fill your needs
nicely, as would a C compiler
from Manx (One Industrial
Way West, Eatontown, XJ
10541, 800/221-0440) or Lattice
(2500 S. Highland Ave., Lom-
bard, IL B0 148, 800/533-3577).

On the bright side, Commo-
dore has requested that Micro-
soft correct some problems
with Amiga Basic, including
the flickering BOBs. The up-
date will not be available until
sometime next year when
Commodore releases version
1.4 of the operating system.

As for the noise waveform,
it has no shape or pattern and

By Louis R. Wallace

consists of random values. In
Amiga Basic, the values fall be-
tween - 128 and + 127. Use
the RN'D function to define
the waveform.

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